Extant literature posits that humans experience two types of threat: physical threat and social
threat. While describing pain as “physical” or “social” can be helpful for understanding pain …

Objective Sleep deficiency and sleep disorders disproportionally affect socially
disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups. Recent evidence suggests that …

Background: Disparities in hospice and palliative care (PC) for African Americans have been
linked to mistrust toward the healthcare system, racial inequalities, and cultural preferences …

Introduction After finishing cancer treatment, breast cancer survivors often experience both
physical and psychosocial symptoms such as pain. In some, pain can persist for months or …

Background Considerable improvements in the prognosis of pediatric cancer patients have
been achieved over recent decades due to advances in treatment. Nevertheless, as the …

We examined the mediating role of depression and anxiety on the relationship between fear
of disease progression (FoP) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and the …

Objective Chronic pain is increasingly recognized as a common and disabling problem for
people living with HIV (PLWH). In a recent systematic review of psychosocial factors …

While women living with HIV (WLWH) are twice as likely to report severe or undertreated
chronic pain compared to men, little is known about pain among WLWH. Our goal was to …

Perceived injustice is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for problematic recovery, with
a growing body of evidence documenting its association with heightened pain, disability …

Fatigue and pain are the most common side effects impacting quality of life (QoL) in cancer
survivors. Recent insights have shown that perceived injustice (PI) can play a substantial …