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Chronic pain in Alberta : a portrait from the 1996 National Population Health Survey and the 2001 Canadian Community Health Survey

Description

Uses data from the 1996 National Population Health Survey to investigate the prevalence of chronic pain among Albertans. While 11.2 per cent report some chronic pain, about 2.3 per cent characterize their chronic pain as severe. The proportion of individuals suffering chronic pain increases with age and decreases as income increases, but does not differ by place of residence. As self-reported pain levels increase, health status decreases and use of public health care services increases. The number of individuals suffering chronic pain is projected to increase dramatically in Alberta over the coming decades due to the aging of the population, even if the prevalence of chronic pain does not change.

Updated

May 1, 2003

Tags
Pain chronic pain health survey

Title and publication information

Type
Report
Alternative Title

Chronic pain in Alberta

Extent

27 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Publisher

Health

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Resource Dates

Date Created

2003-05-01

Date Added

2015-08-05T17:17:28.105667

Date Modified

2003-05-01

Date Issued

2003-05-01

Audience information

Identifiers

ISBN (print)

0778524043

NEOS catalogue key

2824897

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Health

Contact Other

PO Box 1360 10025 Jasper Avenue Edmonton AB T5J 2P4 780-427-4518 780-427-1470 (fax)