Resilience, depression, and quality of life in elderly individuals with chronic pain followed up in an outpatient clinic in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

Marcia C Morete,1 João Paulo C Solano,2 Mario S Boff,3 Wilson J Filho,3 Hazem A Ashmawi3 1School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil; 2Department of Medicine, São Camilo University, São Paulo, Brazil; 3School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Purpose: In this study, we assessed resilience, depression, and quality of life in a group of elderly individuals with or without chronic pain. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study assessing elderly individuals followed up at a geriatrics outpatient clinic and divided into two groups: 54 elderly patients with chronic pain and 54 elderly with no chronic pain. Results: The sample comprised mainly women (67.6%), with mean age 79.9 years. The mean resilience index in the group with pain was 69.4 and, in the group with no pain, 80.1 (P<0.001). Depression was observed in 35.2% of patients with chronic pain; there was no case of depression in those without chronic pain. Quality of life of the elderly with chronic pain was worse in all the domains assessed: physical, mental, emotional, social, vitality, and pain. Conclusion: In the study sample, resilience was lower, depression was more frequent, and quality of life was worse in the group of elderly with chronic pain. Keywords: pain, older, resilience

Keywords

• pain
• older
• resilience.