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A Comparison of Social Exclusion Towards People with Depression or Chronic Back Pain.

Research comparing mental and physical health stigma is scarce. The aim of this study was to compare social exclusion towards hypothetical males and females with depression or chronic back pain. […]

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‘Power to the People, to the people’: Training for social prescribers improves support of persistent pain.

Supported self-management is an important aspect of managing pain, however widely held beliefs about the biomedical nature of pain and limited time availability can make it a tricky concept to […]

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Hyperactivation of the JAK2/STAT5 Signaling Pathway and Evaluation of Baricitinib Treatment Among Patients With Eosinophilic Cellulitis.

The pathogenesis of eosinophilic cellulitis (EC) is poorly understood, limiting available treatment options. The current treatment paradigm focuses on delayed type 2 hypersensitivity reaction to various triggers.

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Identification of CD64 as a marker for the destructive potential of synovitis in osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterised by cartilage degeneration and persistent pain. The majority of OA patients present with synovitis, which is associated with increased cartilage damage. Activated synovial macrophages are key […]

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Psychological Factors and Pain Medication Use in Adolescents with Chronic Pain.

The purpose of this study was to examine (1) the associations between anxiety, depressive symptoms, and pain catastrophizing with pain medication use in adolescents with chronic pain; and (2) the […]

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Predicting chronic postsurgical pain: current evidence and a novel program to develop predictive biomarker signatures.

Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans. Treatments remain inadequate, in large part, because the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of chronic pain remain poorly understood. Pain biomarkers could […]

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Sleep disorders in chronic pain and its neurochemical mechanisms: a narrative review.

Chronic pain (CP) is a prevalent problem, and more than half of patients with CP have sleep disorders. CP comorbidity with sleep disorders imposes immense suffering and seriously affects the […]

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Cluster-Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Physician-Directed Clinical Decision Support vs. Patient-Directed Education to Promote Appropriate Use of Opioids for Chronic Pain.

We compared the effectiveness of physician-directed clinical decision support (CDS) administered via electronic health record (EHR) vs. patient-directed education to promote appropriate use of opioids by conducting a cluster-randomized trial […]

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Covariate adjustment in chronic pain trials: An oft-missed opportunity.

Self-reported pain intensity, frequently used as an outcome in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of chronic pain, is often highly variable and could be associated with multiple baseline factors. Thus, the […]

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Interpretation bias in endometriosis-related pain.

Endometriosis-related pain has been predominantly medically managed, which has hindered understanding of psychological factors involved in these pain experiences. Models of chronic pain highlight the biased interpretation of ambiguous information […]

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