title: [Pain in the elderly: Quality of life, functionality and associated factors. SABE Study, Bogotá, Colombia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the impact of pain on the quality of life in older adults and its association with functionality.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was taken from SABE Bogota study. A cross-sectional study was carried out during 2012, interviewing 2,000 individuals of 60 years and older, as a probabilistic cluster and representative sample. The variable 'presence of pain' to was used to identify associations with sociodemographic factors, self-rated health, comorbidities, functional status, cognitive status, and quality of life. The latter was estimated using a visual analogue scale of the EuroQOL tool (EQ-VAS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of older adults were women (63.4%); the mean age was 71.17 years (SD=8.05), with a higher frequency of individuals in the age group between 60 and 69years (48%). When comparing groups with pain vs. no pain, significantly lower scores were found in the group with pain (P<.001) in both the functionality and quality of life EQ-VAS scales. The strongest associations with pain were: joint diseases (OR: 3.08 [2.24-4.23]), severe depression (OR: 2.80 [1.63-4.79]) and functional impairment of the Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADL) (OR: 2.45 [1.31-4.58]).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pain negatively impacts the functional independence and the perception of the quality of life in older adults, predisposing them to adverse outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia; Semillero de Neurociencias y Envejecimiento, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: mmborda@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Miguel Germán
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Borda
authors.affiliation: Departamento Neurociencias, Área de Neurocirugía, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio y Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia; Semillero de Neurociencias y Envejecimiento, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Acevedo González
authors.affiliation: Semillero de Neurociencias y Envejecimiento, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: David Gabriel
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: David
authors.affiliation: Semillero de Neurociencias y Envejecimiento, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Elly
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morros González
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia; Semillero de Neurociencias y Envejecimiento, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia; Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cano
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003105:Colombia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Aged; Anciano; Calidad de vida; Dolor; Pain; Quality of life