Frontiers in Pain Research
Unmet health-related social needs are associated with pain outcomes among midlife and older adults
Introduction Chronic pain affects over one-third of U.S. older adults, and particularly socioeconomically constrained populations. Few studies examine how unmet social needs related to the social determinants of health, including food, housing, utilities, transportation, and social support, are linked to pain. This study assessed whether cumulative and individual unmet social needs are associated with pain outcomes in a predominantly Black/African American sample of adults aged 50 years and older with chronic pain …