Significant influence of low positive affect on pain: impact of COVID-19 on affect and daily chronic non-cancer pain trajectories in women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) affects 12% of the Dutch population, with similar rates in other Western countries. CNCP not only influences the physical aspects of the body but also has a relationship with affect. Affect can be positive (PA) or negative (NA). This study investigated the relationship between pain and affect and how this relationship may have differed before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

In this prospective study, patients were recruited during a standard pre-consultation visit at an outpatient pain clinic. The novelty of this approach lies in the utilisation of the experience sampling method (ESM). Patients were asked to complete an ESM digital tool 10 times a day for six consecutive days. They were categorised

SUBMITTER: Kuper QTY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12675349 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature