Sociodemographic predictors of attendance at a Scottish pain management programme

Moore, F.R., Williams, L. and Dunbar, M. (2021) Sociodemographic predictors of attendance at a Scottish pain management programme. British Journal of Pain, 15(4), pp. 391-398. (doi: 10.1177/2049463720970579)

[img] Text
224076.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution.

2MB

Abstract

We examined relationships between various sociodemographic factors and attendance at the Glasgow Pain Management Programme (n = 2899 from 2011 to 2019). We tested for associations between gender, age and socioeconomic deprivation of patients who were invited to attend, and uptake to a programme when invited, attendance at screening assessment, eligibility, adherence and attendance at 3- and 6-month reviews. Uptake was significantly higher for patients from more affluent areas (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.93–0.99, p = 0.002) and for older patients (95% CI = 0.98–0.99, p = 0.006), although effect sizes were very small. Patients were significantly more likely to be assessed as suitable if they were younger (95% CI = 0.98–0.99, p = 0.013) or female (95% CI = 0.55–0.84, p < 0.001). Attendance at sessions and at 3- and 6-month reviews was higher for patients from more affluent areas (95% CI = 1–1.09, p = 0.001, and 95% CI = 1–1.1, p = 0.044 respectively). We argue that there are multiple potential explanations for these findings and that future work should attempt to determine whether these patterns replicate in other populations and to determine any modifiable causes.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Dunbar, Dr Martin and Moore, Fhionna and Williams, Dr Lars
Authors: Moore, F.R., Williams, L., and Dunbar, M.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences
College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
Journal Name:British Journal of Pain
Publisher:SAGE Publications
ISSN:2049-4637
ISSN (Online):2049-4645
Published Online:06 November 2020
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 The British Pain Society
First Published:First published in British Journal of Pain 15(4): 391-398
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence

University Staff: Request a correction | Enlighten Editors: Update this record