Health predicting factors in a general population over an eight-year period in subjects with and without chronic musculo
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Health predicting factors in a general population over an eight-year period in subjects with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain Susann Arvidsson*1,2, Barbro Arvidsson3,4, Bengt Fridlund2,5 and Stefan Bergman1 Address: 1Research and Development Centre, Spenshult hospital for rheumatic diseases, Oskarström, Sweden, 2School of Health Sciences & Social Work, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden, 3School of Social and Health Sciences, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden, 4Gjøvik University College, Faculty of Nursing Science, Gjøvik, Norway and 5School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden Email: Susann Arvidsson* - [email protected]; Barbro Arvidsson - [email protected]; Bengt Fridlund - [email protected]; Stefan Bergman - [email protected] * Corresponding author
Published: 11 November 2008 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:98
doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-98
Received: 3 April 2008 Accepted: 11 November 2008
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Abstract Background: Many factors are proposed to be associated with health-related quality of life. Knowledge of health factors associated to development of a good health-related quality of life could be of use in clinical practice and public health work. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between suggested health factors and health-related quality of life at baseline and in an eight-year follow up in subjects with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain in a cohort from a general population. Methods: The study was designed as a longitudinal study in a Swedish general population (N = 1 849) with a postal questionnaire at baseline 1995 and at follow up 2003. Subjects were divided into two groups, according to their response about chronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline. Healthrelated quality of life was assessed by the SF-36 together with suggested health factors. The associations between SF-36 subscales and suggested health factors were estimated by OR and 95% CI calculated by multivariable logistic regressions, with adjustment for all health factors, age, sex and baseline SF-36 values. Results: Although subjects without chronic musculoskeletal pain reported better health-related quality of life than subjects with chronic pain, similar health factors were found to be associated to higher scores in SF-36 at baseline and predicted a better outcome in the eight-year follow up. The most consistent finding was a better health outcome in the eight-year follow up for subjects that were feeling rested after sleep. Other factors that in some aspects predicted a better outcome were belonging to higher soc
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