The Differential Impact of Pain Older Black and White Adults: a Secondary Analysis of the Health Abc Study
Year: 2018
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: Previous research suggests differences in pain and health status based on race and the need for further chronic pain studies examining pain risk factors within defined racial groups. We sought to compare the prevalence of pain and its correlates between black and white Health ABC participants. The Health ABC study is a prospective cohort study established in 1997 to 1998 to investigate changes in body composition and mobility decline in a biracial cohort of older adults (N=3,075; 48.4% male, 41.6% black, aged 70–79 at baseline). Pain reported in the last 12 months that lasted at least one month was determined by self-report questionnaires. The pain experience among participants was divided into three categories: no pain, single site pain, and multisite pain. Differences in participant characteristics in Blacks and Whites were compared using analysis of variance for continuous variables and chi-squared tests for categorical variables.
Source: Innovation in Aging
Authors: A Brooks, X Iris Leng, S Kritchevsky
Language: English
Subfield: Pharmacology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,977
OpenAlex ID: W2899549583