By the Numbers: 31 March 2025
40%
The percentage of adults with chronic pain who also suffer from depression and/or anxiety, according to a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open -- Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Among Adults With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
This systematic review and meta-analysis identified 376 studies comprising 347 468 individuals with chronic pain from 50 countries, with a pooled prevalence of 39.3% for depression and 40.2% for anxiety; the prevalences were highest among samples of people with fibromyalgia and samples of people who were younger and predominantly female. The prevalences of depression and anxiety were significantly higher among individuals with chronic pain than in both clinical and nonclinical control groups.
40%
The percentage of adults with chronic pain who also suffer from depression and/or anxiety, according to a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open -- Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Among Adults With Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
This systematic review and meta-analysis identified 376 studies comprising 347 468 individuals with chronic pain from 50 countries, with a pooled prevalence of 39.3% for depression and 40.2% for anxiety; the prevalences were highest among samples of people with fibromyalgia and samples of people who were younger and predominantly female. The prevalences of depression and anxiety were significantly higher among individuals with chronic pain than in both clinical and nonclinical control groups.