ArticleBMC public health2020
Factors associated with current and severe pain among people living with HIV: results from a statewide sample.
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- Temporal relationships between distress and pain in people living with HIV.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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- Pain and alcohol consumption among people living with HIV: examining the moderating roles of depression and social support.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Chronic Pain, Mental Health, and Sense of Purpose in Life Among Women Living with HIV Compared to HIV-Negative Women in the British Columbia CARMA-CHIWOS Collaboration (BCC3) Study.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Inequities in palliative care delivery to patients with HIV and stage IV cancers in the United States (2004-2020).JNCI cancer spectrum · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Observational Research on Cannabis Use for Symptom Management in HIV and Cancer: Implications for Cannabis Nursing.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- Pain and unhealthy alcohol use among people living with HIV: A prospective cohort study.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- Prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders in people living with HIV in primary health care facilities in Ekurhuleni district.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence, correlates, and quality-of-life outcomes of major or persistent pain among women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Improving functioning in HIV+ patients with chronic pain and comorbid depression: Protocol for a randomized clinical trial testing a collaborative behavioral health intervention based on behavioral activation.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeople living with HIV (PLHIV) are more likely to suffer from pain compared to the general public. Pain often clusters with mental health symptoms and substance use. This study sought to evaluate mental health and substance use factors associated with any pain and severe pain intensities among PLHIV.
methodsData were derived from HIV+ adults (N = 733) recruited from community health centers across Florida who completed questionnaires regarding demographics, chronic pain, HIV clinical outcomes, mental health symptoms, and substance use information. Pain was assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) short form. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was utilized to assess the relationship between selected covariates and pain.
resultsApproximately half (45.0%) of participants reported having any current pain while 16.1% reported severe pain. The odds of having any current pain were 2.49 (CI 95% 1.48, 4.18, p < 0.01) times greater among PLHIV reporting anxiety and 1.69 (CI 95% 1.11, 2.57, p = 0.01) times greater among PLHIV reporting PTSD compared to those without those factors. The odds of having severe pain were 2.03 (CI 95% 1.03, 4.01, p = 0.04) times greater among PLHIV reporting anxiety and 2.02 (CI 95% 1.26, 3.24, p < 0.01) times greater among female participants compared to PLHIV without those factors respectively. Factors including depression, alcohol consumption, and marijuana use were not statistically associated with any current pain nor with severe pain.
conclusionThe relationship between pain and mental health is complex. Thus, future research is needed to determine if pain treatments may reduce mental health symptoms or if treatments can be targeted to address both issues simultaneously.
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