The COVID‐19 crisis is a significant stressor worldwide. The physical and emotional condition of individuals with pain sensitization syndromes who are experiencing the pandemic may worsen. This study investigated the contribution of life changes due to the coronavirus to emotional distress in individuals with a diagnosis of chronic central sensitization pain and tested whether the associations between level of pain and sensitization were independent of or mediated by emotional distress.

中文翻译：

---

COVID-19期间的慢性疼痛：压力后遗症和中枢敏化

COVID-19危机在世界范围内是一个巨大的压力源。遭受大流行的疼痛敏感性综合症患者的身体和情绪状况可能会恶化。这项研究调查了冠状病毒引起的生活变化对诊断为慢性中枢敏化痛的人的情绪困扰的贡献，并测试了疼痛和敏化程度之间的关联是否独立于情绪困扰或由情绪困扰介导。