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flag Food insecurity and loneliness significantly increase chronic pain risk after surgery, study finds.

flag People facing food insecurity or loneliness are much more likely to develop chronic pain after surgery, a new study finds. flag Analyzing data from over 8,000 patients, researchers discovered food insecurity increased chronic pain risk by 83%, while loneliness raised it by 2.1% per point on a social well-being scale. flag Stronger social support reduced risk by 3.7% per point. flag The findings, presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025, highlight the importance of screening patients for social and economic challenges before surgery to improve recovery outcomes.

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