Social and Mental Health Affect Comfort After Surgery or Injury

Abstract

There is wide variation in pain intensity for a given pathophysiology.Much of the variation in pain intensity is accounted for by mental and social health opportunities.Comfort is associated with a healthy mood and a return to normal activities (greater self-efficacy).Most people get comfortable after injury or surgery using little or no opioid medication.Use of opioids in high doses or beyond the established early healing of the body may represent misdiagnosis and mistreatment of mental and social health opportunities.