Adverse childhood experiences and chronic pain in adults aged 86: findings from the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936
This study, the first to adapt ACE and chronic pain questionnaires with input from PWLE, suggests that the relationship between ACEs and chronic pain may be less relevant in people in their eighties compared to younger populations. These findings have implications for trauma-informed care and pharmacological treatment in older adults.
Authors
- Tim G. Hales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2040-9714)
- Lesley Colvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1563-8600)
- Dhaneesha Senaratne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-4632)
- Line Caes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7355-0706)
- Danielle Page (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9273-9456)
- Debajit Sen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4760-1674)
- Kate A. Timmins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7643-7319)
- Suellen M. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6086-9459)
- Gary J. Macfarlane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2322-3314)
- Madeleine Verriotis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3019-0370)
- Paul H. Redmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8272-8596)
- Simon R. Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-3642)
- Janie Corley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7551-1871)
- Jonathan Spiteri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4542-1015)
- Huan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-1145)
- Adele M. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4541-4568)
- J Rennie
- Sam Singleton
Institutions
- University of Stirling (GB)
- NHS Lothian (GB)
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Dundee (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- Genomics (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2025.1657525
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- UK Research and Innovation
- Age UK
- Versus Arthritis
- Medical Research Council
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council