Adverse effects of COVID-19-related lockdown on pain, physical activity and psychological well-being in people with chronic pain.

ABSTRACT: Countries across the world imposed lockdown restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been proposed that lockdown conditions, including social and physical distancing measures, may disproportionately impact those living with chronic pain and require rapid adaptation to treatment and care strategies. Using an online methodology, we investigated how lockdown restrictions in the United Kingdom impacted individuals with chronic pain (N = 431) relative to a healthy control group (N = 88). Data were collected during the most stringent period of lockdown in the United Kingdom (mid-April to early-May 2020). In accordance with the fear-avoidance model, we hypothesised lockdown-related increases in pain and psychological distress, which would be mediated by levels of pain catastrophising. Re

SUBMITTER: Fallon N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339954 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature