Global pain levels before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15448751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucía Macchia (0000-0001-9558-4747, City, University of London, corresponding author), Liam Delaney (0000-0002-3644-1161, London School of Economics and Political Science), Michael Daly (0000-0003-1557-8326, National University of Ireland, Maynooth) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Pages | 101337-101337 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economics & Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1570-677X • E-ISSN: 1873-6130 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101337 |
| PMID | 38104357 |
| OpenAlex | W4389515630 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
Physical pain has trended upward globally over the last decade. Here, we explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic modified this alarming trend. We used data from 146 countries worldwide (510,247 respondents) to examine whether pain levels changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adjusted regressions across countries revealed that 33.3% of people were in pain in 2019, 32.8% in 2020, 32.5% in 2021, and 34.1% in 2022. The change in pain from 2019 to each of the pandemic years was not statistically significant. This suggests that, on average, there was no significant change in pain during the pandemic. However, from 2019 to 2020 there was a significant decline in pain among individuals over 55 years of age, those who were widowed, and those without children in the household. On a global scale, the COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with a significant change in pain levels. The concerning pre-pandemic elevation in global pain continued during this challenging period
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Internal Medicine · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |