ArticleAIDS care2016
The role of chronic pain and current substance use in predicting negative social support among disadvantaged persons living with HIV/AIDS.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Validity of Social Support Scales Utilized Among HIV-Infected and HIV-Affected Populations: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2019Pooled it
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- Provider, researcher, and community perspectives on comorbidities affecting the health-related quality of life of people living with HIV in Spain.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Informal social support for chronic pain and distress in people with HIV: identifying targets for intervention.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Pain and alcohol consumption among people living with HIV: examining the moderating roles of depression and social support.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- It's all about connection: Determinants of social support and the influence on HIV treatment interruptions among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Applying the NIA Health Disparities Research Framework to Identify Needs and Opportunities in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Research.The journal of pain · 2022Review
- 'Either You Float or You Drown:' The Role of Social Ties and Stigma in Lived Experiences of the HIV Care Continuum in HPTN 065.AIDS and behavior · 2020Article
- Patient-Provider Engagement and Chronic Pain in Drug-Using, Primarily African American Persons Living with HIV/AIDS.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Psychosocial and Service Use Correlates of Health-Related Quality of Life Among a Vulnerable Population Living with HIV/AIDS.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
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Abstract
Chronic pain and substance use can strain the supportive relationships of persons with serious chronic illness, which may increase the likelihood of receiving negative, rather than positive, social support from informal caregivers and social network members. To our knowledge, this is the first study to longitudinally examine the effects of chronic pain and substance use on negative social support. The sample (N = 383) comprised disadvantaged, primarily African-American, persons living with HIV/AIDS with a history of injection drug use, 32.4% of whom reported frequent or constant pain in the prior 6 months. Using factor analysis and structural equation modeling, current substance use and greater levels of chronic pain positively predicted negative social support 12 months later, after controlling for baseline negative support, viral load, age and sex. We also found a significant interaction effect such that among those not using substances, there was a significant positive association between pain and negative support, but no such association among those currently using substances. The findings emphasize the importance of treatment of chronic pain and substance use in the supportive functioning of social networks of a disadvantaged population with serious chronic conditions and persistent health disparities.
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