Positive affect skills may improve pain management in people with HIV. (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Addington, Elizabeth L; Cheung, Elaine O; Moskowitz, Judith T
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 25:Number 10/11(2020)
• Page Start: 1784
• Page End: 1795
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: affect -- coping -- HIV -- intervention -- pain; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105318769355
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

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.