Pain among women: Associations with socio-economic factors over time and the mediating role of depressive symptoms

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of pain Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 62 - 67
• Main Authors: Thomtén, Johanna, Soares, Joaquim J.F., Sundin, Örjan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Elsevier B.V 01-04-2012; De Gruyter
• Subjects: Depressive symptoms; Educational level; Internal Medicine; Pain; Pain Medicine; Pain-related disability; Socio-economic status; Socio-economic status; Depressive symptoms; Pain; Pain-related disability; Educational level
• ISSN: 1877-8860; 1877-8879
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2011.12.003

Highlights ► Financial strain and low occupational level at baseline were related to incidence of pain at follow up among all women. ► Low educational level at baseline was related to worse pain outcomes among women reporting pain at follow-up. ► Symptoms of depression were associated with pain incidence and with pain and pain related disability and with lower socioeconomic status (SES). ► Symptoms of depression could be understood as a mediator of the relationship between SES and pain among women. ► Impaired coping ability might be associated with both low educational level and depressive symptoms, thereby posing a risk for pain.