Coexisting Disabilities

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Highlighted claims

• Among people with more than three coexisting disabilities, 96.2% also reported pain-related disability. — Prevalence of and factors associated with pain-related disabilities among First Nations people living off-reserve in Canada in 2017: a secondary analysis of data from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
• Flexibility, dexterity, and mobility disabilities showed the highest co-occurrence with pain-related disability, at 91%, 90.8%, and 88.2% respectively. — Prevalence of and factors associated with pain-related disabilities among First Nations people living off-reserve in Canada in 2017: a secondary analysis of data from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
• Arthritis was reported by 50.9% of people with pain-related disability, compared with 11.9% of those without. — Prevalence of and factors associated with pain-related disabilities among First Nations people living off-reserve in Canada in 2017: a secondary analysis of data from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
• The association between arthritis and pain-related disability was stronger among males (prevalence ratio 3.90) than among females (prevalence ratio 2.84). — Prevalence of and factors associated with pain-related disabilities among First Nations people living off-reserve in Canada in 2017: a secondary analysis of data from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
• Arthritis, rheumatism, and chronic back pain have been identified as common sources of disability among First Nations people and may explain the close link between pain and physical-functioning limitations. — Prevalence of and factors associated with pain-related disabilities among First Nations people living off-reserve in Canada in 2017: a secondary analysis of data from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey