Mental health and chronic pain conditions in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults : a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.advisorMyer, Landonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSmuts, Melisaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-07T10:10:14Z
dc.date.available2014-11-07T10:10:14Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 95-104).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractChronic pain is considered a significant burden at both a personal and social level. Not only does it lead to individual suffering and loss of work or social roles, but it also places a great demand on health care systems. Chronic pain has been shown to be associated with both depression and anxiety disorders, adding to the drain on society. Most of the existing research on chronic pain and its association with mental disorders has focused on Europe and North America, with little research firom developing countries. There are few data on the prevalence of chronic pain at a population level in South Africa, and no research into the association between chronic pain and mental health. This study assessed the population prevaicnce and demographic characteristics of people with chronic pain conditions in South Africa, focusing on arthritisirhenrnatisrn and chronic back/neck pain, the two most common forms of chronic pain. The thesis examined the associations between these chronic pain conditions and common mental disorders in South Africa, with particular attention to possible gender differences in this association.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSmuts, M. (2008). <i>Mental health and chronic pain conditions in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults : a cross-sectional study</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9316en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSmuts, Melisa. <i>"Mental health and chronic pain conditions in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults : a cross-sectional study."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9316en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSmuts, M. 2008. Mental health and chronic pain conditions in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults : a cross-sectional study. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Smuts, Melisa AB - Chronic pain is considered a significant burden at both a personal and social level. Not only does it lead to individual suffering and loss of work or social roles, but it also places a great demand on health care systems. Chronic pain has been shown to be associated with both depression and anxiety disorders, adding to the drain on society. Most of the existing research on chronic pain and its association with mental disorders has focused on Europe and North America, with little research firom developing countries. There are few data on the prevalence of chronic pain at a population level in South Africa, and no research into the association between chronic pain and mental health. This study assessed the population prevaicnce and demographic characteristics of people with chronic pain conditions in South Africa, focusing on arthritisirhenrnatisrn and chronic back/neck pain, the two most common forms of chronic pain. The thesis examined the associations between these chronic pain conditions and common mental disorders in South Africa, with particular attention to possible gender differences in this association. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Mental health and chronic pain conditions in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults : a cross-sectional study TI - Mental health and chronic pain conditions in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults : a cross-sectional study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9316 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9316
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSmuts M. Mental health and chronic pain conditions in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults : a cross-sectional study. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9316en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.titleMental health and chronic pain conditions in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults : a cross-sectional studyen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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