Social health in young women with chronic pain.

Pain Rep

Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Published: April 2024

Introduction: Chronic pain may negatively affect social functioning, but no study to date has examined the specific social impact of different chronic pain conditions in young women, and whether living with multiple chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) differently influences social domains.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess social functioning (social isolation, hostility, informational support satisfaction, social roles, emotional support, friendships, and family relationships) among young women with chronic pain compared with pain-free controls and to test whether the number of COPCs influenced the extent of social burden.

Methods: Participants aged 18 to 30 years with a physician-confirmed diagnoses of migraine, fibromyalgia, or temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and pain-free controls were invited to participate from across the United States. After confirming eligibility, participants completed a 1-hour REDCap online questionnaire assessing social functioning.

Results: One hundred four participants (mean age 24.54 ± 3.35 years) were included (n = 26 with TMD, n = 25 with fibromyalgia, n = 25 with migraine, and n = 28 controls). All 3 chronic pain groups combined reported worse functioning than controls on friendship ( = 0.038), social isolation ( = 0.002), and social roles ( < 0.001). There were no differences on social variables between the 3 chronic pain groups (all s > 0.05). Compared with those with 3 COPCs, participants with 1 condition reported better family relationships ( = 0.024).

Conclusions: Experience of chronic pain-regardless of the specific pain condition-may negatively affect some areas of social functioning in young women.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10950150PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001146DOI Listing

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