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Questionnaire items were demographics, nature of any chronic pain, management regimens and perceived effectiveness. Validated scales were the Pain Disability Questionnaire and the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Adjusted response rate was 39.3% (709\/1755). One-quarter (25.0%, n\u00a0=\u2009177) were experiencing chronic pain, being more likely to live in deprived areas (P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Median pain intensity was 6 (IQR 4\u20137, 10 high), causing distress (median 5, IQR 3\u20137). Respondents largely consulted GPs (66.1%, n\u00a0=\u2009117) with a minority (16.4%, n\u00a0=\u200929) referred to a specialist pain clinic and few consulting other health professionals. Over three quarters (78.0%, n\u00a0=\u2009138) were receiving prescribed medicines, most commonly paracetamol, alone (35.6%, n\u00a0=\u200963) or in combination with opioids (16.4%, n\u00a0=\u200929). One-third (31.6%, n\u00a0=\u200956) expressed a desire for more effective medicines; few reported using any non-pharmacological therapies. The median scores for the Pain Disability Questionnaire and Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia were 74 (IQR 34\u2013104.5, 150 high) and 40 (IQR 35\u201345, 68 high).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Evidence of provision of appropriate integrated and person-centred chronic pain care is lacking.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ageing\/afz181","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,19]],"date-time":"2019-12-19T12:11:56Z","timestamp":1576757516000},"page":"432-438","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["A cross-sectional survey of the perspectives of older people in the Scottish Highlands on the management of their chronic pain"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"49","author":[{"given":"Derek","family":"Stewart","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, 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