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Perceived discrimination and pain outcomes among black adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: identifying modifiable psychosocial risk factors

Auteurs: Katherine E. Gnall, Julia E. Hooker, James D. Doorley, Jafar Bakhshaie, Ana-Maria Vranceanu

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Uitgave 1/2025

Abstract

Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is highly prevalent, frequently associated with negative health outcomes, and disproportionately impacts Black Americans. Perceived racial and ethnic discrimination has emerged as a factor that may influence the experience of chronic pain in this population. Identifying modifiable psychosocial factors that influence the link between perceived discrimination and pain and that can be directly targeted in treatment is vital to reducing the disproportionate burden of CMP among Black individuals. The present study examines the moderating role of five risk factors (i.e., pain avoidance, pain fusion, experiential avoidance, pain catastrophizing, and pain anxiety) on the relationship between perceived discrimination and pain outcomes (i.e., pain intensity and interference) in a sample of 401 Black adults with CMP. We recruited 401 Black individuals (M_age = 35.98, 51.9% female) with self-reported CMP and assessed their self-reported perceived discrimination, pain intensity, pain interference, and pain-related psychosocial risk factors. Results indicated that higher scores on each of the psychosocial risk factors (i.e., pain avoidance, pain fusion, experiential avoidance, pain catastrophizing, and pain anxiety) were significantly associated with greater pain intensity and pain interference (all ps < 0.01). Further, pain avoidance (B = 0.12, p = .006), pain fusion (B = 0.13, p = .002), and pain anxiety (B = 0.13, p = .002) each significantly moderated the relation between perceived discrimination and pain intensity. Greater perceived discrimination was associated with greater pain intensity at higher levels of avoidance and fusion, and was associated with less pain intensity at lower levels of avoidance and pain anxiety. In interaction models predicting pain interference, both pain fusion (B = 0.14, p = .001) and pain anxiety (B = 0.10, p = .01) significantly moderated the relation between perceived discrimination and pain interference. Perceived discrimination was associated with greater pain interference at higher levels of pain fusion and pain anxiety, and was not associated with pain interference at lower levels of pain fusion and pain anxiety. The present findings provide important insights into psychosocial risk factors that moderate the link between perceived discrimination and pain outcomes, providing important clinical implications for the treatment of Black adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

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Titel: Perceived discrimination and pain outcomes among black adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: identifying modifiable psychosocial risk factors
Auteurs: Katherine E. Gnall
Julia E. Hooker
James D. Doorley
Jafar Bakhshaie
Ana-Maria Vranceanu
Publicatiedatum: 05-10-2024
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Uitgave 1/2025
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00522-1

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