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ArticleScientific reports2023

A network analysis on biopsychosocial factors and pain-related outcomes assessed during a COVID-19 lockdown.

Carlos Gevers-Montoro, Bernard X W Liew, Zoha Deldar, Francisco Miguel Conesa-Buendia, Arantxa Ortega-De Mues, Deborah Falla, Ali Khatibi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Carlos Gevers-MontoroMadrid College of Chiropractic - RCU María Cristina, Paseo de los Alamillos 2, 28200, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain.
Bernard X W LiewSchool of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, UK.
Zoha DeldarPsychology Department, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Francisco Miguel Conesa-BuendiaBone and Joint Research Unit, Institute of Health Research (IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz Hospital), Madrid, Spain.
Arantxa Ortega-De MuesMadrid College of Chiropractic - RCU María Cristina, Paseo de los Alamillos 2, 28200, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain.
Deborah FallaCentre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Ali KhatibiCentre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. ali.khatibi@gmail.com.
Hospital El Escorial · ESUniversity of Birmingham · GBHospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz · ESMcGill University · CAUniversity of Essex · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychological stress, social isolation, physical inactivity, and reduced access to care during lockdowns throughout a pandemic negatively impact pain and function. In the context of the first COVID-19 lockdown in Spain, we aimed to investigate how different biopsychosocial factors influence chiropractic patients' pain-related outcomes and vice-versa. A total of 648 chiropractic patients completed online questionnaires including variables from the following categories: demographics, pain outcomes, pain beliefs, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, stress/anxiety and self-efficacy. Twenty-eight variables were considered in a cross-sectional network analysis to examine bidirectional associations between biopsychosocial factors and pain outcomes. Subgroup analyses were conducted to estimate differences according to gender and symptom duration. The greatest associations were observed between pain duration and pain evolution during lockdown. Participants' age, pain symptoms' evolution during lockdown, and generalized anxiety were the variables with the strongest influence over the whole network. Negative emotions evoked by the pandemic were indirectly associated with pain outcomes, possibly via pain catastrophizing. The network structure of patients reporting acute pain showed important differences when compared to patients with chronic pain. These findings will contribute to identify which factors explain the deleterious effects of both the pandemic and the restrictions on patients living with pain.

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Acute PainCOVID-19Communicable Disease ControlCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPandemics

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PMID36928233
PMCPMC10019800
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