Research
Association between social networks and central sensitization-related symptoms among residents of a Japanese community: a cross-sectional study
Nature ·
The Brief
- A cross-sectional study examined the association between social networks and central sensitization-related symptoms.
- The study sampled residents of a Japanese community.
- The source provided does not include the study's sample size, methods or effect sizes.
Why it matters
The study reports an association between social networks and central sensitization-related symptoms, a link that could inform research on chronic pain and social factors. As a cross-sectional study, it cannot establish that social networks cause these symptoms.
Who’s affected
- researchers in pain science and social epidemiology
- readers interested in community health in Japan
- #social networks
- #central sensitization
- #chronic pain
- #epidemiology
- #japan