Demographic variation in pain across 22 countries
Pain varies substantially across countries and key demographic groups. This work provides valuable foundational insights for future research on the sociocultural factors of pain.
Authors
- Chukwuemeka N. Okafor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-4866)
- Alan Piper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2862-4523)
- Byron R. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-3810)
- Thomas Breedlove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3189-5030)
- Lucía Macchia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9558-4747)
- Tyler J. VanderWeele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6112-0239)
- Koichiro Shiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7956-6485)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Baylor University (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- City, University of London (GB)
- Harvard University Press (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-00858-y
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.58
Funders
- John Templeton Foundation
- Fetzer Institute
- Templeton World Charity Foundation
- Templeton Religion Trust