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Chronic pain in Australia
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Topic: Chronic disease
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2020) Chronic pain in Australia, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 09 September 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Chronic pain in Australia. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chronic pain in Australia. AIHW, 2020.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chronic pain in Australia. Canberra: AIHW; 2020.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2020, Chronic pain in Australia, AIHW, Canberra.
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Chronic pain is a common and complex condition characterised by persistent pain experienced on most days of the week. It affects 1 in 5 Australians aged 45 and over. New analysis in this report shows that compared with people without pain, people with chronic pain are more likely to:
- be female and older
- have long-term conditions
- stay longer in hospital
- report limitations to daily activities.
COVID-19
This release precedes COVID-19 data.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-669-4
- Cat. no: PHE 267
- Pages: 16
Findings from this report:
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Almost 1 in 5 (1.6 million) Australians aged 45 and over had chronic pain in 2016
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Females and older people are more likely to have chronic pain
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People over 45 with chronic pain are 5 times as likely as those without to be ‘limited a lot’ in daily activities
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People over 45 with chronic pain were 2.7 times as likely to be dispensed pain medication as those without in 2016