Anthony D Ong1,2, Selin Goktas1, M Carrington Reid2. 1. Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. 2. Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the extent to which self-reported experiences of discrimination are associated with pain interference among men and women with chronic non-cancer pain. METHODS: Data are from the Study of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Refresher Cohort. The analytic sample consisted of 207 adults with chronic pain (54.2 ± 12.8 years; 53.6% female) who completed the Major Experiences of Discrimination and Everyday Discrimination scales. Regression analyses examined cross-sectional relations between discrimination and pain interference. RESULTS: On average, the level of pain interference was moderate in the sample (mean = 3.46, standard deviation = 2.66; observed range 0-10). Approximately a third of respondents reported at least one major discriminatory event in their lifetime, while 22% reported three or more discriminatory lifetime events. Everyday discrimination scores averaged 14.19 ± 5.46 (observed range 0-33). With adjustment for sociodemographics, physical health, cognitive and psychological factors, social isolation, and loneliness, everyday discrimination was associated with increased pain interference (B = 0.099; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.02 to 0.17). CONCLUSION: These findings add weight to the importance of day-to-day experiences of interpersonal discrimination by documenting independent associations with functional interference in adults with chronic pain.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the extent to which self-reported experiences of discrimination are associated with pain interference among men and women with chronic non-cancer pain. METHODS: Data are from the Study of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Refresher Cohort. The analytic sample consisted of 207 adults with chronic pain (54.2 ± 12.8 years; 53.6% female) who completed the Major Experiences of Discrimination and Everyday Discrimination scales. Regression analyses examined cross-sectional relations between discrimination and pain interference. RESULTS: On average, the level of pain interference was moderate in the sample (mean = 3.46, standard deviation = 2.66; observed range 0-10). Approximately a third of respondents reported at least one major discriminatory event in their lifetime, while 22% reported three or more discriminatory lifetime events. Everyday discrimination scores averaged 14.19 ± 5.46 (observed range 0-33). With adjustment for sociodemographics, physical health, cognitive and psychological factors, social isolation, and loneliness, everyday discrimination was associated with increased pain interference (B = 0.099; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.02 to 0.17). CONCLUSION: These findings add weight to the importance of day-to-day experiences of interpersonal discrimination by documenting independent associations with functional interference in adults with chronic pain.
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