Pain and Poverty: Disparities by Poverty Level in the Experience of Pain-Related Interference.
Pain Med
; 22(7): 1532-1538, 2021 07 25.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the relationship between poverty and pain-related interference.SUBJECTS:
Data on a sample of 108,259 adults aged 18 and older from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) from 2013 to 2017 were analyzed.METHODS:
I assess the odds of reporting any pain-related interference, as well as increasing levels of pain-related interference, using binary and ordinal logistic regression, respectively.RESULTS:
After controlling for covariates, the analysis showed a significant association between poverty and pain-related interference, with more severe levels of poverty associated with increased odds of reporting any pain-related interference as well as increased levels of pain-related interference. However, Hispanics were less likely to report any pain-related interference overall, and more severe levels of poverty were associated with decreased odds of reporting pain among Hispanics.CONCLUSIONS:
Policy makers should regard poverty as a social determinant of health, taking poverty and socioeconomic status into consideration when designing health policies.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pobreza
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Clase Social
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pain Med
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos