A global study of pain prevalence across 52 countries: examining the role of country-level contextual factors was published in the International Association for the Study of Pain, September 2022 by Zimmer, Zachary, Fraser, Kathryn, Grol-Prokopczyk, Hanna and Zajacova, Anna.
Paper highlights pain should have a central role in sociological investigations of health
A new paper by Anna Zajacova, Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk and Zachary Zimmer titled “Sociology of Chronic Pain,” was published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, on July 20, 2021. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00221465211025962
New Study – Americans are increasingly experiencing chronic pain
Americans are in chronic pain, and a comprehensive new study exploring trends in this major public health concern reveals that what has been a long-standing and under-acknowledged problem is getting substantially worse. The findings by researchers Anna Zajacova, Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk and Zachary Zimmer are published in the latest issue of the journal Demography. For more information … Continue reading New Study – Americans are increasingly experiencing chronic pain
Can Pain Change Over Time?
"Disparities in Pain: How are they changing over time?" This presentation was given by GACI affiliate Anna Zajacova, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Western University at the 2020 TRENDS Annual Meeting.
Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk
Dr. Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk, PhD, is a medical sociologist and demographer and much of her current research focuses on chronic pain. She is an associate professor of Sociology at the University at Buffalo, SUNY and collaborates with the GACI on various international pain-related projects. Email: hgrol@buffalo.edu Her current research focuses on chronic pain: its measurement, its … Continue reading Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk
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