Open AccessLoneliness and Pain Catastrophizing Among Individuals with Chronic Pain: The Mediating Role of Depression
Author(s) -
Jenna Wilson,
Carin Colebaugh,
Samantha M. Meints,
K. Mikayla Flowers,
Robert R. Edwards,
Kristin L. Schreiber
Publication year - 2022
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.s377789
Subject(s) - medicine , pain catastrophizing , depression (economics) , loneliness , chronic pain , psychiatry , clinical psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Loneliness increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines, potentially exacerbating negative cognitions about pain. The present study investigated the longitudinal relationship between loneliness, assessed during the early weeks of the pandemic, and pain catastrophizing, assessed after living in the pandemic for approximately 1 year, among chronic pain patients. We also examined whether severity of depressive symptoms mediated this association.