20.500.12556/RUL-137236 Non-medical factors associated with the outcome of treatment of chronic non-malignant pain a cross-sectional study Background: Chronic pain is a global public health issue with increasing prevalence. Chronic pain causes sleep disorder, reactive anxiety, and depression, impairs the quality of life; it burdens the individual and society as a whole. The aim of this study was to examine non-medical factors related to the outcome of the treatment of chronic non-malignant pain. Methods: A crosssectional study with two groups of patients was conducted using a questionnaire with biological, psychological, and social characteristics of patients. Since this study was cross-sectional, it was not possible to determine whether some factors were the cause or the consequence of unsuccessful treatment outcome, which is at the same time one of the disadvantages of cross-sectional studies. Results: The poor outcome of the treatment of chronic non-malignant pain in a multivariate binary logistic regression model was statistically significantly associated with the lower quality of life (OR = 0.95 (95% CI: 0.91–0.99; p = 0.009), and higher depression level OR = 1.08 (95% CI: 1.02–1.14; p = 0.009). The outcome of the treatment was not directly related to social support measured by the multivariate binary logistic regression model (OR = 1.04, 95%CI: 0.95–1.15, p = 0.395), but solitary life (without partner) was (OR = 2.16 (95% CI: 1.03–4.53; p = 0.043). Conclusion: The typical patient with a poor pain management outcome is retired, presents depressive behavior; their pain disturbs general activity and sleeping. Moreover, they have a physically disturbed quality of life and require selftreatment due to the inaccessibility of doctors and therapies. The principle of treatment of patients with chronic, non-malignant pain should take into account a biopsychosocial approach with individually adjusted procedures. chronic non-malignant pain quality of life depression social support self-treatment kronična nemaligna bolečina kakovost življenja depresija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-06-08 08:59:29 2022-06-08 08:59:33 2022-09-15 04:14:50 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 14 str. iss. 5, art. 2881 Vol. 19 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 614 1660-4601 10.3390/ijerph19052881 99580419 ijerph-19-02881-v2.pdf ijerph-19-02881-v2.pdf 1 09B10145EAB05CFEFD766A47B85AB136 c10e391f240ee858766f9bcccd6a3065231b53ecd0749ad8eae329e61c02e1b2 a817283b-e6f8-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=157121 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/5/2881 1 642f5f2c-e6f8-11ec-8aca-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=157120 Medicinska fakulteta 0 0 0