Chronic Pain and Subjective Health in a Sample of Indonesian Adults: A Moderation of Gender

Q2 Social Sciences

Journal of Population and Social Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-05 DOI:10.25133/jpssv322024.017

Pius Weraman, Nugroho Susanto, Luh Tu Selpi Wahyuni, Doni Pranata, K. Saddhono, Komang Ayu Krisna Dewi, Kadek Lina Kurniawati, I. Hita, Nyoman Ayu Putri Lestari, Emmanuel Nizeyumukiza

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Abstract

Chronic pain is an essential burden for public health. Yet, evidence of its association with subjective perceptions of health in the community and gender differences is still lacking in Indonesia. This study examined how chronic pain relates to subjective health in the community and gender differences in this relationship using an Indonesian nationwide community survey. A total of 3,255 adults were involved in the study, with the mean age of the participants being 41.6 years (SD = 13.4), with 57% identifying as female. The results revealed that chronic pain was an essential predictor of subjective health. Those who had chronic pain reported poor subjective health compared to their counterparts, regardless of their gender, education level, marital status, smoking status, unemployment status, religiosity, and extroversion personality trait. In addition, the findings showed that the negative association between chronic pain and subjective health was stronger in women than in men. This study stipulates that targeting pain in the general population and managing and treating pain might lead to improvement in public health. In addition, efforts to reduce chronic pain and to increase subjective health in the general population should be gender mindful.

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印度尼西亚成年人样本中的慢性疼痛与主观健康：性别调节

慢性疼痛是公共卫生的基本负担。然而，在印度尼西亚，仍然缺乏证据表明它与社区对健康的主观看法和性别差异有关。本研究通过一项印度尼西亚全国社区调查，考察了慢性疼痛与社区主观健康的关系，以及这种关系中的性别差异。共有3255名成年人参与了这项研究，参与者的平均年龄为41.6岁(SD = 13.4)，其中57%为女性。结果表明，慢性疼痛是主观健康状况的重要预测指标。无论性别、教育水平、婚姻状况、吸烟状况、失业状况、宗教信仰和外向性格特征如何，那些患有慢性疼痛的人报告的主观健康状况比他们的同龄人差。此外，研究结果表明，慢性疼痛与主观健康之间的负相关在女性中比在男性中更强。这项研究表明，针对普通人群的疼痛，管理和治疗疼痛可能会改善公众健康。此外，减少慢性疼痛和增进一般人口主观健康的努力应考虑到性别问题。

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期刊介绍： Journal of Population and Social Studies (JPSS) is an open access peer-reviewed journal that is published by the Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University. Journal of Population and Social Studies (JPSS) has ceased its hard copy publication in 2013, became an online only journal since 2014 and currently publishes 4 issues per year. Yet, Journal of Population and Social Studies (JPSS) continues to be a free* of charge journal for publication. Journal of Population and Social Studies (JPSS) welcomes contributions from the fields of demography, population studies and other related disciplines including health sciences, sociology, anthropology, population economics, population geography, human ecology, political science, statistics, and methodological issues. The subjects of articles range from population and family changes, population ageing, sexuality, gender, reproductive health, population and environment, population and health, migration, urbanization and Labour, determinants and consequences of population changes to social and behavioral aspects of population. Our aim is to provide a platform for the researchers, academicians, professional, practitioners and graduate students from all around the world to share knowledge on the empirical and theoretical research papers, case studies, literature reviews and book reviews that are of interest to the academic community, policy-makers and practitioners.