ReviewPsychology research and behavior management2023
The Interconnection Between Social Support and Emotional Distress Among Individuals with Chronic Pain: A Narrative Review.
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- Patients' experiences with musculoskeletal spinal pain: a qualitative systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of peer support groups on the psychological well-being of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Financial Barriers, Mental Health, and Medication Nonadherence Among Individuals With Chronic Pain.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Invisible pain: Sex/gender differences in pain-related stigma.Acta psychologica · 2026Article
- Co-designing interventions for chronic pain: A participatory action research study with south Asian women.British journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- 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
- Family emotional climate, depressive symptoms, and pain prevalence: Testing mediation pathways among midlife and older Black Americans.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2026Article
- The impact of social support on pain intensity in older adults with chronic pain: the serial mediating roles of positive and negative affect and pain catastrophizing.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Beyond pain presence: the impact of multisite pain and pain interference on cognitive functioning among middle-aged and older adults.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026Article
- Chronic Back Pain Increases Alzheimer's Disease Risk Independent of Gross Brain Structural Alterations: Genetic Evidence from Two Populations.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Family Functioning and Kinesiophobia in Patients After Pacemaker Implantation: A Cross-Sectional Serial Mediation Study of Pain and Pain Catastrophizing.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis of alexithymia and its influencing factors in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Unmet health-related social needs are associated with pain outcomes among midlife and older adults.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Let's talk about pain: A mixed methods exploration of patients' pain knowledge and preferred ways to introduce the biopsychosocial model of pain.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026Article
- Association of social support with sleep and subjective health outcomes in Ghanaian artisanal miners.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Using personas and journey maps as knowledge translation tools to enhance clinicians' interpretation of PROM scores.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2025Article
- Perceived social support mediates the relationship between self-efficacy and depression/anxiety in patients with cardiovascular disease.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A dual-focus approach for evaluating contributors to chronic pain: The roles of psychosocial risk and resilience factors.Current opinion in psychology · 2025Review
- Association between chronic diseases and depressive inclinations among rural middle-aged and older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Chronic pain is a public health concern affecting over 100 million U.S. adults. Because chronic pain is multifactorial, it requires a biopsychosocial approach to understand how biological, psychological, and social factors contribute to both the development and maintenance of pain. On average, individuals with chronic pain report higher levels of emotional distress compared to pain-free individuals. Research has demonstrated that social support is associated with better pain outcomes and less emotional distress. It has been proposed that social support may improve pain outcomes by reducing the influence of stressors. However, the majority of research exploring the relationships between social support and pain-related outcomes has focused on the direct relationship between these variables, largely overlooking the process by which social support has a positive influence on pain. This narrative review synthesizes research on how chronic pain, emotional distress, and social support are highly interconnected, yet research investigating chronic pain and emotional distress within a social context is limited. We then highlight disparities in chronic pain, such that the burden of chronic pain is unequal between demographic groups. Next, we discuss existing evidence for the use of group-based interventions to address pain-related outcomes. Lastly, we summarize limitations of prior research studies and highlight gaps in the current literature. Overall, longitudinal research comprehensively investigating the distinct nuances in the measurement of social support and how these nuances relate to emotional distress and pain outcomes is needed and may provide insight into the unique needs of individuals or subgroups. Further, demographically diverse randomized controlled trials are needed to identify the process by which group-based interventions improve pain outcomes and whether these interventions are more effective for particular groups in order to personalize treatment approaches and address inequities in pain care.
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