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. 2022 Apr;27(5):1099-1110.
doi: 10.1177/1359105321995962. Epub 2021 Feb 18.

Acute impact of a national lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on wellbeing outcomes among individuals with chronic pain

Zoë Zambelli  1 , António R Fidalgo  2 , Elizabeth J Halstead  1 , Dagmara Dimitriou  1
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Acute impact of a national lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on wellbeing outcomes among individuals with chronic pain

Zoë Zambelli et al. J Health Psychol. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

Changes to wellbeing in a community-based sample of 638 adults with non-malignant chronic pain were assessed during a period of mandated lockdown measures in the UK to control the COVID-19 outbreak. Participants completed an online survey pre-lockdown and were followed up during lockdown. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that decreased ability to self-manage pain, restricted access to healthcare and increased dependence on others were associated with negative wellbeing outcomes related to sleep, anxiety and depression. Essential but non-urgent services are required during periods of lockdown to maintain independence and self-management in order to preserve wellbeing in this population.

Keywords: Covid-19; anxiety; chronic pain; depression; sleep.

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Declaration of conflicting interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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