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Positive affect skills may improve pain management in people with HIV

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Non-opioid pain management strategies are critically needed for people with HIV. We therefore conducted a secondary analysis of pain-related outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of a positive affect skills intervention for adults newly diagnosed with HIV ( N = 159). Results suggest that, even if pain prevalence rises, positive affect skills may reduce pain interference and prevent increased use of opioid analgesics by people living with HIV. Future research should replicate and extend these findings by conducting trials that are specifically designed to target pain outcomes.

Source: Journal of Health Psychology

DOI: 10.1177/1359105318769355

Authors: Elizabeth L Addington, Elaine O Cheung, Judith T Moskowitz

Institution: Northwestern University

Language: English

Topic: Pain Management and Opioid Use

Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Third Coast Center for AIDS Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases