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March 19, 2014European Journal of General Practice

Chronic pain in type 2 diabetic patients: A cross-sectional study in primary care setting

Orly Liberman Roni Peleg Pesach Shvartzman

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Key Points

The aim is to characterize pain in type 2 diabetes patients and evaluate its impact on their quality of life.
Cross-sectional study involving 342 type 2 diabetes patients aged 18 and above
Utilized Brief Pain Inventory and S-LANSS scale to assess pain
Collected data on socio-demographic information and pain effects on daily life.
46.5% of patients reported predominantly neuropathic pain, with 75% being female (P = 0.002)
Patients with neuropathic pain experienced greater daily pain (57.6% vs. 42.4%, P < 0.0001)
Neuropathic pain significantly impacted quality of life more than nociceptive pain (41.0% vs. 15.3%, P < 0.0001)

Implication

Cross-sectional study assesses pain types and their effects on quality of life in type 2 diabetes patients, revealing significant implications.

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Liberman et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a41a42589fef6f5fe08b704 https://doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2014.887674

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