The role of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in pain severity, interference, and variability after sexual assault: An ecological momentary assessment study.

ABSTRACT: Pain is common after sexual assault and may be influenced by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. However, little research has tested these associations in the early aftermath of sexual assault. The current study used ecological momentary assessment collected in the context of a randomized clinical trial to test temporal associations between PTSD symptoms and usual pain and highest pain severity, as well as pain variability. Hypotheses were tested among 64 women sexual assault survivors presenting for emergency care who were followed over 6 weeks with 4×/day ecological momentary assessment assessments. Dynamic structural equation modeling analyses indicated that within-person elevations in PTSD symptoms prospectively predicted highest pain severity, while highest pain severity, u

SUBMITTER: Short NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704828 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature