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A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Chronic Pain in Patients with HIV
Author(s) -
Merlin Jessica S.,
Zinski Anne,
Norton Wynne E.,
Ritchie Christine S.,
Saag Michael S.,
Mugavero Michael J.,
Treisman Glenn,
Hooten W. Michael
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1111/papr.12052
Subject(s) - biopsychosocial model , chronic pain , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , substance abuse , context (archaeology) , psychiatry , substance use , clinical psychology , family medicine , paleontology , biology
Chronic pain is common in persons with HIV and is often associated with psychiatric illness and substance abuse. Current literature links psychiatric illness and substance abuse with worse HIV outcomes; however, the relationship of chronic pain, alone and in the context of psychiatric illness and substance abuse, to outcomes in HIV has not been described. To develop this new area of inquiry, we propose an adapted biopsychosocial framework specifically for chronic pain in HIV . This framework will describe these relationships and serve as a conceptual framework for future investigations.