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dc.contributor.authorKarayannis, N.
dc.contributor.authorBaumann, I.
dc.contributor.authorSturgeon, J.
dc.contributor.authorMelloh, Markus
dc.contributor.authorMackey, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-19T04:17:35Z
dc.date.available2019-02-19T04:17:35Z
dc.date.created2019-02-19T03:58:32Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationKarayannis, N. and Baumann, I. and Sturgeon, J. and Melloh, M. and Mackey, S. 2019. The Impact of Social Isolation on Pain Interference: A Longitudinal Study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 53 (1): pp. 65-74.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74615
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/abm/kay017
dc.description.abstract

Background: Evidence suggests social interactions play an important role in pain perception. Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether social isolation (SI) in people with persistent pain determines pain interference (PI) and physical function over time. Methods: Patients seeking care at a tertiary pain management referral center were administered the Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) SI, PI, physical function, depression, and average pain intensity item banks at their initial consultation and subsequent visits as part of their routine clinical care. We used a post hoc simulation of an experiment using propensity score matching (n = 4,950) and carried out a cross-lagged longitudinal analysis (n = 312) of retrospective observational data. Results: Cross-lagged longitudinal analysis showed that SI predicted PI at the next time point, above and beyond the effects of pain intensity and covariates, but not vice versa. Conclusions: These data support the importance of SI as a factor in pain-related appraisal and coping and demonstrate that a comprehensive assessment of the individuals' social context can provide a better understanding of the differential trajectories for a person living with pain. Our study provides evidence that the impact of pain is reduced in individuals who perceive a greater sense of inclusion from and engagement with others. This study enhances the understanding of how social factors affect pain and have implications for how the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions may be improved. Therapeutic interventions aimed at increasing social connection hold merit in reducing the impact of pain on engagement with activities.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rights.urihttp://crea-tivecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.titleThe Impact of Social Isolation on Pain Interference: A Longitudinal Study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume53
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage65
dcterms.source.endPage74
dcterms.source.issn1532-4796
dcterms.source.titleAnnals of Behavioral Medicine
curtin.departmentCurtin Medical School
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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