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Trajectories of pain and cognitive function: 22 years of evidence in mid-to-later life

2026-02-11 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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Chronic pain has been identified as a risk factor for cognitive decline in later life. However, most studies measure pain at a single time point and none have investigated whether variations in pain severity are associated with changes in cognitive function over time. This project aimed to assess the relationship between individual-level change in pain severity and decline in cognitive function over time. We used data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a cohort of nationally r...

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