Perceived gender inequality in the couple relationship and musculoskeletal pain in middle-aged women and men

Bohlin, Anna; Ahlgren, Christina; Hammarström, Anne; Gustafsson, Per E.

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“…This has also been found in other studies, and the negative outcomes seem to increase with the number of children at home, with a peak for women between 35 and 39 years [14]. An unequal split of household responsibilities and perceived gender inequality between the two persons in a relationship have also been found to have a negative effect on psychological distress and depression [8,15–17] as well as musculoskeletal pain [18].…”

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Gender inequality at home is associated with poorer health for women

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Axmon

2014

Scand J Public Health

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Gender inequality at home is associated with poorer health for women

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Axmon

2014

Scand J Public Health

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“…2 Studies demonstrate significant relationships between within-country income inequality, as measured by indicators like the Gini coefficient, and a variety of health outcomes. 56 Gender inequality has also been associated with some health outcomes 61 including musculoskeletal pain, 11 child mortality, 14 mental health, and overall self-rated health. 45 Although these studies have focused on other health outcomes, we hypothesize that these types of country-level contextual factors would also affect pain, given that there is a close association between chronic pain and other health conditions.…”

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A global study of pain prevalence across 52 countries: examining the role of country-level contextual factors

Zimmer

Fraser

Grol-Prokopczyk

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There is wide variation in population-level pain prevalence estimates in studies of survey data around the world. The role of country-level social, economic, and political contextual factors in explaining this variation has not been adequately examined. We estimated the prevalence of unspecified pain in adults aged 251 years across 52 countries using data from the World Health Survey 2002 to 2004. Combining data sources and estimating multilevel regressions, we compared country-level pain prevalence and explored which country-level contextual factors explain cross-country variations in prevalence, accounting for individual-level demographic factors. The overall weighted age-and sex-standardized prevalence of pain across countries was estimated to be 27.5%, with significant variation across countries (ranging from 9.9% to 50.3%). Women, older persons, and rural residents were significantly more likely to report pain. Five country-level variables had robust and significant associations with pain prevalence: the Gini Index, population density, the Gender Inequality Index, life expectancy, and global region. The model including Gender Inequality Index explained the most cross-country variance. However, even when accounting for country-level variables, some variation in pain prevalence remains, suggesting a complex interaction between personal, local, economic, and political impacts, as well as inherent differences in language, interpretations of health, and other difficult to assess cultural idiosyncrasies. The results give new insight into the high prevalence of pain around the world and its demonstrated association with macrofactors, particularly income and gender inequalities, providing justification for regarding pain as a global health priority.

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“…Los conflictos familiares y la desigualdad de género se han asociado fuertemente a la presencia de dolor musculoesquelético en trabajadores de distintos servicios de salud (65,66). De acuerdo con Boonstra y cols.…”

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Influencia de los factores psicosociales en la experiencia de dolor músculo-esquelético: Una revisión de la literatura

Cuyúl-Vásquez¹,

Araya-Quintanilla²

2018

Rev. Soc. Esp. Dolor.

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Musculoskeletal pain is a health problem that affects approximately 33 % of the adult population, of which 56 % corresponds to elderly people and 35% to people of working age. Some epidemiological investigations have shown that there are certain groups of people within the population most likely to develop chronic musculoskeletal pain, these studies have allowed to identify different weaknesses and needs in the interventions of health professionals in this problem. The data have shown that the prevalence of pain is higher in women, smokers, with incomplete education, with psychological or social risk, in this way the evidence has removed attention to the nociception of body structures as the only causal factor of pain musculoskeletal This has forced researchers to explore the influence of psychosocial factors in the experience of musculoskeletal pain, consider the integration of various factors and mechanisms to explain the development of the painful experience. The objective of this review is to describe the psychosocial factors that influence the experience of musculoskeletal pain in order to relate them to contemporary neuroscientific models.

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Perceived gender inequality in the couple relationship and musculoskeletal pain in middle-aged women and men

Abstract: Gender inequality in the couple relationship might contribute to the experience of musculoskeletal pain in both women and men. The results highlight the potential adverse bodily consequences of living in unequal relationships.

Cited by 4 publications

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Gender inequality at home is associated with poorer health for women

Gender inequality at home is associated with poorer health for women

A global study of pain prevalence across 52 countries: examining the role of country-level contextual factors

Influencia de los factores psicosociales en la experiencia de dolor músculo-esquelético: Una revisión de la literatura

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