Trial reportCurrent pain and headache reports2020
The Impact of the Quantity and Quality of Social Support on Patients with Chronic Pain.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Chronic pain self-management interventions in primary care - does it make any difference? A qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2023Trial
- The Therapeutic Home Environment for Chronic Diseases: A Transdisciplinary Ecosystem for Achieving Migraine Freedom and Managing Comorbid Anxiety, Insomnia, and Chronic Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The influence of social support on pain, symptom severity, and quality of life in fibromyalgia.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Occupational therapy in pain management: An exploration and description of current UK practice.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2025Article
- Pain Management Services Can Be a Cost-Effective Option over Surgery for the Treatment of Chronic Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Prognostic Factors for Postoperative Chronic Pain after Knee or Hip Replacement in Patients with Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis: An Umbrella Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Health and suffering are associated with social support: a cross-sectional study of women and mothers with exhaustion and pain.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Help-seeking behaviour in dysmenorrhoea: A cross-sectional exploration using the Behavioural Model of Health Services Use.Women's health (London, England)Observational
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Abstract
purpose of reviewSocial support is an important yet often overlooked aspect of chronic pain management. Understanding the impact of social support on patients with chronic pain and determining if a relationship exists between a patient's perceived social support and their perceived quality of life is a crucial component to completely treating a pain patient. We sought to develop an intervention for patients with chronic pain that addresses the different types of social support, barriers to using social support, and ways to improve the quality of their social support. RECENT
findingsA retrospective review of a prospectively collected database was utilized in an Outpatient Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program with 23 patients with a chronic pain diagnosis who participated in a 3-week comprehensive pain rehabilitation program. Evaluation, intervention, and discharge were evaluated utilizing The American Chronic Pain Association's Quality of Life Scale and The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). The intervention phase comprised a 45-min group session. At discharge, the occupational therapist followed up with the patient regarding the results of their social survey. Overall, the results indicated an underutilization of social support among patients with chronic pain. Out of the four questions asked on the social support survey, patients scored their use of tangible support (Q2) as the lowest. No significant positive correlation (0.27) was found between social support and quality of life which can be attributed to the wide variety of patients seen at the PRC. Social support is an essential part of chronic pain treatment and should be addressed throughout all stages of pain management.
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