Examining associations among daily discrimination, psychosocial risk factors, and pain outcomes in people with chronic low back pain
Our findings highlight the harmful associations between discrimination, mental health outcomes, pain severity, and reduced quality of life. Additionally, these findings emphasize the need for more stress engaged research to continue exploring these potential relationships, identify cause-effect and inform the development of future interventions focused on reducing the negative impact of stress on pain outcomes - especially for minority groups who are disproportionately affected by pain disparities.
Authors
- Robert Sorge
- Asia M. Wiggins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7434-6483)
- Joanna Hobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1123-9426)
- Edwin N. Aroke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8355-0870)
- Matthew C. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-4080)
- Demario S. Overstreet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8485-4454)
- Jonas G. Dembowski
- Calia A. Torres
- Eeshaan K. Bajaj
- D. Leann Long
- Tammie Quinn
- Burel R. Goodin
Institutions
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Florida Gulf Coast University (US)
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pain Research
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2025.1531187
- Primary Topic
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities