Depressive Symptoms Pain Chronic Medical Morbidity and Interleukin-6 among Primary Care Patients

摘要

ObjectivePain, chronic medical morbidity, and depression are highly prevalent problems that frequently co-occur in primary care. Elevated levels of inflammation are linked with all three of these conditions and may play an important role in patients’ comorbidities. The current study aimed to examine if the associations among pain, chronic medical morbidity, and the inflammatory marker interleukin (IL)-6 are dependent on depression status in primary care patients.