Social Connection and Chronic Pain: A Cohort Study to Explore the Association of Social Isolation and Loneliness with Chronic Pain Among Older Adults in China
Older adults with social isolation or loneliness tended to experience chronic pain, emphasizing the importance of incorporating social support and community engagement into chronic pain treatment strategies.
Authors
- Stephen Nicholas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6770-7105)
- Jialong Tan
- Elizabeth Maitland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1551-4787)
- Yiwei Qiao
- Zhi Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7548-4155)
- Jian Wang
- Xinru Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3472-9170)
- Lu Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6789-5211)
- Zhaohui Xu
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- Wuhan Donghu University (CN)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s526555
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.18