- Title
- Eating habits and the desire to eat healthier among patients with chronic pain: a registry-based study
- Creator
- Dong, Huan-Ji; Brain, Katherine; Olsson, Max; Dragioti, Elena; Gerdle, Björn; Ghafouri, Bijar
- Relation
- Scientific Reports Vol. 14, no. 4705
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55449-z
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Healthcare professionals often meet pain patients with a poor nutritional status such as obesity, unhealthy dietary behaviors, and a suboptimal dietary intake. A poor nutritional status may play a significant role in the occurrence, development, and prognosis of chronic pain. This study investigated eating habits in a specialized pain rehabilitation center using data (N = 2152) from the Swedish quality registry for pain rehabilitation during the period 2016–2021. Patients answered a lifestyle questionnaire regarding their eating habits and desire to modify their lifestyle. The mean (SD) patient age was 46.1 (14.6) years, with 24.8% classified as obese. Suboptimal eating habits included irregular mealtimes (27.2%), weekly consumption of fast-food (20.3%) and nearly daily consumption of confectionery (33.3%). Approximately 20% (n = 426) reported a desire to eat healthier. Frequent confectionery intake (Odds ratio [OR] 1.23, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.04–1.47) and fast-food consumption (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.24–2.02) increased the likelihood to desire healthier eating. Younger patients (18–29 years), those classified as obese, and those with more extended spatial pain were more likely to express a desire to eat healthier. Eating habits should be addressed in pain management and interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation teams are encouraged to provide nutritional care tailored to the patient's needs.
- Subject
- eating habits; chronic pain; dietary intake; obese
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1500251
- Identifier
- uon:54883
- Identifier
- ISSN:2045-2322
- Rights
- x
- Language
- eng
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