Chronic pain
Disease3 papers1 findingMeSH D059350
- Humans3
Effects
1Cognitive function
downin humans1
1 study
Cognitive function
downin humans1
Chronic pain impairs cognitive function in humans (g = -0.48 [95% CI -0.52 to -0.43]).
Humanschronic pain sufferers relative to healthy controls
Chronic pain is linked to an advanced cognitive age pattern · Pain · 24 Sep 2026
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3Multisite pain follows five trajectories in older Chinese adults
In 23,376 older adults tracked over nine years, trajectories ranged from persistent minimal pain in 44.9% to high increasing pain in 9.6%.In 23,376 older adults tracked over nine years, trajectories ranged from persistent minimal pain in 44.9% to high increasing pain in 9.6%.
Chronic pain is linked to an advanced cognitive age pattern
A meta-analysis found moderate cognitive deficits (g = -0.48) in chronic pain, and UK Biobank participants with four or more pain sites showed…A meta-analysis found moderate cognitive deficits (g = -0.48) in chronic pain, and UK Biobank participants with four or more pain sites showed advanced cognitive age.