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Societal impact on older persons’ chronic pain: Roles of age stereotypes, age attribution, and age discrimination

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  • Levy, Becca R.
  • Pietrzak, Robert H.
  • Slade, Martin D.

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In view of the severity and prevalence of chronic pain, combined with the limited success of long-term treatments, there is the need for a more expansive understanding of its etiology. We therefore investigated over time three societal-based potential determinants of chronic pain that were previously unexamined in this connection: negative age stereotypes, age attribution, and age discrimination.

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  • Levy, Becca R. & Pietrzak, Robert H. & Slade, Martin D., 2023. "Societal impact on older persons’ chronic pain: Roles of age stereotypes, age attribution, and age discrimination," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 323(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:323:y:2023:i:c:s0277953623001296
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115772
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