Development and validation of the Pain-Induced Comfort Eating Scale in a chronic pain sample.

Amy Leigh BurtonImogen O'LoughlinKris RogersToby R O Newton-John

Published in: Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur (2023)

Overall, our results indicate that the PICES provides a valid and useful brief measure of comfort eating in chronic pain that might be useful to inform treatments targeting the comorbid disordered eating practices that can lead to higher body weights in patients with chronic pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
weight loss
physical activity
pain management
primary care
healthcare
spinal cord injury
oxidative stress