title: The Prevalence and Cross-Sectional Associations of Neuropathic-like Pain Among Older, Community-Dwelling Women with Arthritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence and examine the associations of neuropathic-like pain in a community-based sample of older Australian women with arthritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Population based cross-sectional survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were recruited from the 1946-1951 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women with self-reported arthritis (n = 147).
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary outcome measure was self-reported neuropathic-like pain, defined as scores ≥12 via the painDETECT screening tool. Descriptive statistics summarized health and socio-demographic characteristics, and comparisons made using student's t-test or Wilcoxon Rank Sum test, and Chi-square tests. Independent health and demographic variables were examined by univariable logistic regression, and significant variables included in multiple variable logistic regression modelling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-nine women (26.5%) were screened as having neuropathic-like pain. Women with neuropathic-like pain were more likely to have poorer health, worse pain, higher pain catastrophizing, more fatigue, and more depression than women with nociceptive pain. Neuropathic-like pain was significantly associated with higher scores on the SF-MPQ sensory scale and pain catastrophizing scale, and with more medication use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neuropathic-like pain in women with arthritis was common and is associated with greater disability and poorer quality of life.
authors.affiliation: *Research Centre for Gender Health and Ageing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
authors.forename: Katie E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: de Luca
authors.affiliation: Human Health and Social Sciences/Higher Education Division, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parkinson
authors.affiliation: *Research Centre for Gender Health and Ageing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
authors.forename: Julie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Byles
authors.affiliation: *Research Centre for Gender Health and Ageing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
authors.forename: T K T
authors.initials: TKT
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Henry P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Pollard
authors.affiliation: Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Fiona M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Blyth
keywords: Arthritis; Cross-Sectional Study; Neuralgia; Pain; Women