Resilience, depression, and quality of life in elderly individuals with chronic pain followed up in an outpatient clinic in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

PURPOSE: In this study, we assessed resilience, depression, and quality of life in a group of elderly individuals with or without chronic pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study assessing elderly individuals followed up at a geriatrics outpatient clinic and divided into two groups: 54 elderly patients with chronic pain and 54 elderly with no chronic pain. RESULTS: The sample comprised mainly women (67.6%), with mean age 79.9 years. The mean resilience index in the group with pain was 69.4 and, in the group with no pain, 80.1 (P<0.001). Depression was observed in 35.2% of patients with chronic pain; there was no case of depression in those without chronic pain. Quality of life of the elderly with chronic pain was worse in all the domains assessed: physical, mental, emotional, social, vitality, and pain. CONCLUSION: In the study sample, resilience was lower, depression was more frequent, and quality of life was worse in the group of elderly with chronic pain.