Systematic review: psychosocial factors associated with pain in inflammatory bowel disease.

Louise SweeneyR Moss-MorrisW Czuber-DochanL MeadeG ChumbleyChristine Norton

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2018)

Psychosocial factors appear to play a significant role in IBD-pain. Further research is required to explore psychosocial constructs in relation to IBD-pain, with use of validated pain measures, large sample sizes and clearer characterisation of disease activity.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
systematic review
disease activity
neuropathic pain
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
mental health
ankylosing spondylitis
randomized controlled trial
rheumatoid arthritis patients