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dc.contributor.authorRannestad, Toril
dc.contributor.authorSkjeldestad, Finn Egil
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-10T11:52:47Z
dc.date.available2012-09-10T11:52:47Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractWomen in deprived socioeconomic situations run a high pain risk. Although number of pain sites (NPS) is considered highly relevant in pain assessment, little is known regarding the relationship between socioeconomic conditions and NPS. The study population comprised 653 women; 160 recurrence-free long-term gynecological cancer survivors, and 493 women selected at random from the general population. Demographic characteristics and co-morbidity over the past 12 months were assessed. Socioeconomic conditions were measured by Socioeconomic Condition Index (SCI), comprising education, employment status, income, ability to pay bills, self-perceived health, and satisfaction with number of close friends. Main outcome measure NPS was recorded using a body outline diagram indicating where the respondents had experienced pain during the past week. Chi-square test and forward stepwise logistic regression were applied. There were only minor differences in SCI scores between women with 0, 1-2 or 3 NPS. Four or more NPS was associated with younger age, higher BMI and low SCI. After adjustment for age, BMI and co-morbidity, we found a strong association between low SCI scores and four or more NPS, indicating that there is a threshold in the NPS count for when socioeconomic determinants are associated to NPS in women.en
dc.identifier.citationBMC Women's Health (2012), vol. 12:7en
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 940337
dc.identifier.doidoi: 10.1186/1472-6874-12-7
dc.identifier.issn1472-6874
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/4422
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_4143
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en
dc.titleSocioeconomic conditions and number of pain sites in womenen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen
dc.typePeer revieweden


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