Caregiving for older people living with chronic pain: Analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health Survey for England

Smith, Toby O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-2954, Mansfield, Michael, Hanson, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4751-8248, Welsh, Allie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8278-6673, Khoury, Reema, Clark, Allan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2965-8941, Dures, Emma and Adams, Jo (2023) Caregiving for older people living with chronic pain: Analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health Survey for England. British Journal of Pain, 17 (2). pp. 166-181. ISSN 2049-4637

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a disabling condition. Many people with chronic pain seek informal support for everyday activities of daily living. However there remains uncertainty on the type of people with chronic pain who access this support, what types of support they need and who provides such support. The purpose of this analysis was to answer these uncertainties.   METHODS: Data from the Health Survey for England (HSE) and English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) were accessed. People who reported chronic pain (moderate or above for minimum of 12 months) were identified. From these cohorts, we determined if individuals self-reported receiving informal care. Data on caregiver profiles and caregiving activities were reported through descriptive statistics. Logistic regression analyses were performed to compare health status outcomes between people with pain who received and who did not receive informal care.   RESULTS: 2178 people with chronic pain from the ELSA cohort and 571 from the HSE cohort were analysed. People who received care were frequently female, older aged with several medical morbidities including musculoskeletal diseases such as arthritis. People with chronic pain received informal care for several diverse tasks. Most frequently these related to instrumental activities of daily living such as shopping and housework. They were most frequently provided by partners or their children. Although they reported greater disability and symptoms (p<0.001), people who received care did not report differences in health status, loneliness or wellbeing (p=0.27; p=0.46).   CONCLUSIONS: Whilst it may be possible to characterise people living in chronic pain who receive informal care, there is some uncertainty on the impact of informal caregiving on their health and wellbeing. Consideration should now be made on how best to support both care recipients and informal caregivers, to ensure their health and quality of life is promoted whilst living with chronic pain.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: persistent pain,support,care,family network,national cohort,anesthesiology and pain medicine ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2703
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Clinical Trials Unit
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 23 Nov 2022 09:31
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 03:29
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/89958
DOI: 10.1177/20494637221144250

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