SynthesisEuropean journal of pain (London, England)2011
The influence of informal social support on risk and prognosis in spinal pain: a systematic review.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Navigating the biopsychosocial landscape: A systematic review on the association between social support and chronic pain.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of family and work-related social support on musculoskeletal injury outcomes: a systematic review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2015Pooled it
- Relationship between chronic pain and brain reorganization after deafferentation: A systematic review of functional MRI findings.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2015Pooled it
- Pain in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review of neuroimaging studies.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2014Pooled it
- Differences in health related quality of life between men and women with chronic pain: results from a nationwide cross-sectional survey in the general Spanish population.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Associations between social factors and spinal pain-related disability in people with back pain and/or neck pain.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Weight discrimination partially mediates the longitudinal relationship between Body Mass Index and pain.The journal of pain · 2025Article
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- Societal beliefs about pain may be more balanced than previously thought. Results of the Guernsey pain survey.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Observational
- Model of quality of life in a group of people with chronic low back pain.Health psychology report · 2024Article
- Significant other interactions in people with chronic low back pain: Subgrouping and multidimensional profiles.British journal of pain · 2022Article
- Availability of informal social support and the impact on health services utilization among women in community corrections who engage in substance use and risky sexual behavior: New York City, 2009-2012.Health & justice · 2022Article
- Social distancing with chronic pain during COVID-19: A cross-sectional correlational analysis.PloS one · 2022Article
- Taking Diversity Seriously: Within-Group Heterogeneity in African American Extended Family Support Networks.Journal of marriage and the family · 2021Article
- Prevalence of non-specific chronic low-back pain and risk factors among male soldiers in Saudi Arabia.PeerJ · 2021Article
- Patients' perceptions with musculoskeletal disorders regarding their experience with healthcare providers and health services: an overview of reviews.Archives of physiotherapy · 2020Review
- A scoping review of biopsychosocial risk factors and co-morbidities for common spinal disorders.PloS one · 2018Article
- Older adults' preferences for formal social support of autonomy and dependence in pain: development and validation of a scale.European journal of ageing · 2017Article
- Psychometric Properties of Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support in Chinese Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
- Does pain take holidays? Non-attendance rates at a hospital-based pain clinic are elevated during the Jewish high-holidays.Israel journal of health policy research · 2017Article
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Abstract
Spinal pain is very common and has considerable consequences for the individual (e.g. loss of employment, disability) as well as increased health care costs. It is now widely accepted that biological, psychological and social factors impact on spinal pain outcomes. The majority of research on social factors has been employment related, with little attention to the influence of informal social support (e.g. families, friends, social groups). The aim of this review is to investigate whether informal social support is associated with the occurrence and prognosis of spinal pain. Prognosis was considered in a broad sense within the biopsychosocial model inclusive of factors such as pain, function, general and psychological health. A systematic search of eight databases was conducted to search for studies who report findings on informal social support in populations with nonspecific spinal pain (i.e. no defined cause). Seventeen articles were identified and a best evidence synthesis was carried out on the data extracted from the studies. Results show that for cross-sectional designs there was inconclusive evidence of a relationship between social support and pain but moderate evidence of a relationship between social support and patient psychological outcome related to prognosis. Evidence of social support as a factor for risk of occurrence was inconclusive with three studies reporting no significant associations with the remaining two studies reporting weak associations. Evidence of an effect of social support and prognosis revealed inconsistent findings. The variation in findings may reflect ongoing difficulties surrounding the conceptualisation and measurement of informal social support.
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