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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1784-1795 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 10-11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2020 |
Funding
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Mental Health [R01 MH084723, K24 MH093225], the National Cancer Institute [T32 CA193193], the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research [CFAR P30 AI117943], and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding sponsors.
Keywords
- HIV
- affect
- coping
- intervention
- pain
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
