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- Latinx individuals have higher rates of COVID-19 infections and experience significant physical symptoms like fatigue and pain during the pandemic.
- A study of 182 Latinx adults examined how experiential avoidance (the tendency to avoid uncomfortable feelings) affected their levels of fatigue, pain intensity, and pain-related disabilities.
- The findings suggest that higher levels of experiential avoidance are linked to greater severity of fatigue and pain-related issues in this population during the COVID-19 crisis.
Article Abstract
Background: Latinx persons are overrepresented in terms of 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection rates and constitute a subpopulation at increased risk for COVID-19 related physical ailments. Fatigue and pain are among the most prevalent somatic symptoms among the Latinx population; however, there is little understanding of individual difference factors that are related to fatigue and pain during COVID-19 among this health disparities population. Experiential avoidance (EA) reflects the persistent tendency to avoid aversive internal sensations.
Methods: The current study sought to extend past work by exploring EA in relation to fatigue severity, pain intensity, and pain disability among 182 Latinx adult persons during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: Results indicated that EA accounted for a statistically significant amount of variance across the criterion variables.
Conclusions: Overall, the current work provides initial empirical evidence that EA is related to greater fatigue severity and pain severity/disability among Latinx persons during COVID-19.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8802248 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-022-10292-2 | DOI Listing |
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