Pain partially mediates the relationship between chronic disease and depression, suggesting pain relief is important in treating these patients.
Pain mediation between chronic disease and depression may merit attention; cross-sectional data leave causality and practice implications open.
The degree of pain had a partial mediating effect on chronic disease and depression. Pain relief measures should be considered when treating patients with depression.
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