Pain Interference, Resilience, and Perceived Well-Being During COVID-19: Differences Between Women With and Without Trauma Exposure Prior to the Pandemic
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in women with non-malignant chronic pain, and to determine whether women exposed to traumatic situations prior to the outbreak would be at a higher risk of negative health impacts.Methods: A total of 365 w...
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author | Elena R. Serrano-Ibáñez Elena R. Serrano-Ibáñez Carmen Ramírez-Maestre Carmen Ramírez-Maestre Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga Rosa Esteve Rosa Esteve Alicia E. López-Martínez Alicia E. López-Martínez |
author_facet | Elena R. Serrano-Ibáñez Elena R. Serrano-Ibáñez Carmen Ramírez-Maestre Carmen Ramírez-Maestre Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga Rosa Esteve Rosa Esteve Alicia E. López-Martínez Alicia E. López-Martínez |
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description | Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in women with non-malignant chronic pain, and to determine whether women exposed to traumatic situations prior to the outbreak would be at a higher risk of negative health impacts.Methods: A total of 365 women were divided into three subgroups according to whether or not they had experienced a traumatic event prior to COVID-19. They completed an online survey.Results: Significant differences were found between groups during lockdown: 1) more psychological abuse was experienced by the group of women who had experienced an interpersonal traumatic event prior to the pandemic than in the other subgroups; 2) physical activity levels were higher and scores on pain interference were lower in women in the non-traumatized subgroup than in the other subgroups; 3) pain interference was predicted by pain intensity, decreased social support, and resilience, whereas perceived well-being was predicted by pain interference.Conclusion: Women who had experienced a traumatic event prior to the pandemic suffered worse consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown, particularly greater pain interference, although resilience was shown to both mitigate pain interference and enhance perceived well-being. |
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spelling | doaj.art-7e35045e855542059fd215d6d0e1a9ea2022-12-22T03:42:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642022-07-016710.3389/ijph.2022.16044431604443Pain Interference, Resilience, and Perceived Well-Being During COVID-19: Differences Between Women With and Without Trauma Exposure Prior to the PandemicElena R. Serrano-Ibáñez0Elena R. Serrano-Ibáñez1Carmen Ramírez-Maestre2Carmen Ramírez-Maestre3Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga4Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga5Rosa Esteve6Rosa Esteve7Alicia E. López-Martínez8Alicia E. López-Martínez9Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, SpainFaculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, SpainFaculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, SpainFaculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, SpainFaculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, SpainObjectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in women with non-malignant chronic pain, and to determine whether women exposed to traumatic situations prior to the outbreak would be at a higher risk of negative health impacts.Methods: A total of 365 women were divided into three subgroups according to whether or not they had experienced a traumatic event prior to COVID-19. They completed an online survey.Results: Significant differences were found between groups during lockdown: 1) more psychological abuse was experienced by the group of women who had experienced an interpersonal traumatic event prior to the pandemic than in the other subgroups; 2) physical activity levels were higher and scores on pain interference were lower in women in the non-traumatized subgroup than in the other subgroups; 3) pain interference was predicted by pain intensity, decreased social support, and resilience, whereas perceived well-being was predicted by pain interference.Conclusion: Women who had experienced a traumatic event prior to the pandemic suffered worse consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown, particularly greater pain interference, although resilience was shown to both mitigate pain interference and enhance perceived well-being.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604443/fullCOVID-19women healthtrauma exposurepain interferenceresiliencewell-being |
spellingShingle | Elena R. Serrano-Ibáñez Elena R. Serrano-Ibáñez Carmen Ramírez-Maestre Carmen Ramírez-Maestre Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga Rosa Esteve Rosa Esteve Alicia E. López-Martínez Alicia E. López-Martínez Pain Interference, Resilience, and Perceived Well-Being During COVID-19: Differences Between Women With and Without Trauma Exposure Prior to the Pandemic International Journal of Public Health COVID-19 women health trauma exposure pain interference resilience well-being |
title | Pain Interference, Resilience, and Perceived Well-Being During COVID-19: Differences Between Women With and Without Trauma Exposure Prior to the Pandemic |
title_full | Pain Interference, Resilience, and Perceived Well-Being During COVID-19: Differences Between Women With and Without Trauma Exposure Prior to the Pandemic |
title_fullStr | Pain Interference, Resilience, and Perceived Well-Being During COVID-19: Differences Between Women With and Without Trauma Exposure Prior to the Pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Pain Interference, Resilience, and Perceived Well-Being During COVID-19: Differences Between Women With and Without Trauma Exposure Prior to the Pandemic |
title_short | Pain Interference, Resilience, and Perceived Well-Being During COVID-19: Differences Between Women With and Without Trauma Exposure Prior to the Pandemic |
title_sort | pain interference resilience and perceived well being during covid 19 differences between women with and without trauma exposure prior to the pandemic |
topic | COVID-19 women health trauma exposure pain interference resilience well-being |
url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604443/full |
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