Introduction: There is high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in the elderly. The better life
is main challenge in today's world and the quality of life is essential. The experience of elderly
with musculoskeletal pain and its impact on their quality of life (QOL) was not described in
detail.
Methods: Our research was cross-sectional study conducted in Kerman. 277 elderly
participated in the study. Data were collected using SF-36 quality of life questionnaire. Data
were analyzed using, t-test, and ANOVA.
Results: 122 men and 155 women with mean age of 71.5 (SD=6) were investigated in
this study. Pain prevalence was 79.8%. The mean pain intensity was 4.3 (SD=1.4) and the
average number of pain sites was 2 (SD=1.7). Quality of life in women was less than men in
many dimensions (P<0.05). Quality of life at participants with musculoskeletal pain was
significantly lower than that in participants without musculoskeletal pain (P<0.05).
Conclusion: This study confirmed that musculoskeletal pain is frequent in the elderly and a
high proportion of elderly suffer from multiple pains and subsequent lower quality of life.