Open AccessThe Mediating Role of Pain Catastrophizing on the Association Between Depression and Pain Severity and Interference Among Elderly Asian Immigrants with Chronic Pain
Author(s) -
Hee Jun Kim,
Hyun-Jeong Park,
HeeSoon Juon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s304440
Subject(s) - pain catastrophizing , medicine , chronic pain , depression (economics) , mediation , clinical psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
The association between depression and chronic pain is well established. However, few studies have examined the pathways from depression to chronic pain. The present cross-cultural study aimed to test the mediating effects of pain catastrophizing on associations between depression and chronic pain (eg, pain severity, pain intensity) among Korean American elderly.