• Rubén J Bernal-Celestino, Alberto León-Martín, María Mairena Martín-López, Jacinto Ruiz-García, Silvia Muñoz-Romera, and Ana Isabel Lozano-Diaz.
• Gerencia de Atención Integrada de Ciudad Real, Supervisor of the Teaching and Training Research Area, Ciudad Real, Spain. Electronic address: rjbernal@sescam.jccm.es.
• Pain Manag Nurs. 2022 Jun 1; 23 (3): 311-317.

AbstractAnecdotal reports have suggested people with intellectual disabilities experience more pain than the general population due to additional co-morbidities and secondary conditions. This multicenter comparative cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, factors, and treatment modalities in people with intellectual disabilities (PID) as observed by their caregivers and reported through distributed questionnaires. The study sample included 130 PID users of centers in Ciudad Real (Spain). Variables related to sociodemographic characteristics, health problems, problem behaviors, and pain were collected. Among participants, 78 (60%) of PID were males, and their mean age was 43.8 years (SD = 13.57). Pain was identified in 29 PID (22.3%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 14.99-29.81), and drugs for pain were administered to 33 PID (26.4%; 95%CI 19-34). The prevalence of pain in the sampled PID, its severity, and the analgesic administration rate were lower than those in the general population. This situation may be aggravated for PID with communication problems.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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