ABSTRACT

The 2019 novel SARS-CoV2 disease causing COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the world, and those with pain conditions may be at heightened risk for these negative consequences. Given COVID-19 limitations, including social distancing and stay-at-home orders, pain is likely largely going untreated, leading to greater pain and associated consequences. Mental health symptoms, which have been found to be elevated due to COVID-19, may contribute to elevated pain experience, but little work has examined how COVID-19-specific mental health factors may be associated with pain. Therefore, the current study examined (1) how COVID-19-specific psychological factors and general mental health symptoms differ between those with pain and without, and (2) among those with pain, which psychological factors were most strongly associated with pain experience. Results from a national (U.S. based) online sample of 174 adults (42.5% female, M_age = 37.80 years, SD = 11.30, 88 with pain) collected between April and May 2020 indicated that, compared to those individuals reporting no pain, those with pain reported significantly higher values on all variables. Additionally, COVID-19 fear and sleep problems were associated with pain intensity, and for pain-related interference, fear, sleep problems, and depression were significantly associated. These results highlight the potential importance of COVID-19-specific psychological factors in pain experience.

摘要

2019 年导致 COVID-19 的新型 SARS-CoV2 疾病对世界产生了毁灭性影响，患有疼痛的人可能面临这些负面后果的更高风险。鉴于 COVID-19 的限制，包括社交距离和居家令，疼痛很可能在很大程度上得不到治疗，从而导致更大的疼痛和相关后果。已发现因 COVID-19 而升高的心理健康症状可能会导致疼痛体验升高，但很少有工作研究 COVID-19 特定的心理健康因素如何与疼痛相关联。因此，当前的研究检查了 (1) COVID-19 特定的心理因素和一般心理健康症状在有疼痛和没有疼痛的人之间有何不同，以及 (2) 在有疼痛的人中，哪些心理因素与疼痛体验最密切相关。M _age  = 37.80 years, SD  = 11.30, 88 with pain) 在 2020 年 4 月至 5 月期间收集的数据表明，与报告没有疼痛的人相比，有疼痛的人报告的所有变量值都显着更高。此外，COVID-19 的恐惧和睡眠问题与疼痛强度有关，而对于与疼痛相关的干扰，恐惧、睡眠问题和抑郁症也显着相关。这些结果突出了 COVID-19 特定心理因素在疼痛体验中的潜在重要性。