Serrano-Ibáñez, Elena RRamírez-Maestre, CarmenRuiz-Párraga, Gema TEsteve, RosaLópez-Martínez, Alicia E2024-02-272024-02-272022-07-19http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20749http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/18718Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in women with non-malignant chronic pain, and to determine whether women exposed to traumatic situations prior to the outbreak would be at a higher risk of negative health impacts. Methods: A total of 365 women were divided into three subgroups according to whether or not they had experienced a traumatic event prior to COVID-19. They completed an online survey. Results: Significant differences were found between groups during lockdown: 1) more psychological abuse was experienced by the group of women who had experienced an interpersonal traumatic event prior to the pandemic than in the other subgroups; 2) physical activity levels were higher and scores on pain interference were lower in women in the non-traumatized subgroup than in the other subgroups; 3) pain interference was predicted by pain intensity, decreased social support, and resilience, whereas perceived well-being was predicted by pain interference. Conclusion: Women who had experienced a traumatic event prior to the pandemic suffered worse consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown, particularly greater pain interference, although resilience was shown to both mitigate pain interference and enhance perceived well-being.engVoRhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/COVID-19pain interferenceresiliencetrauma exposurewell-beingwomen healthCOVID-19Communicable Disease ControlFemaleHumansPainPandemicsResilience, PsychologicalAttribution 4.0 International3592822267160444310.3389/ijph.2022.16044431661-8564International journal of public healthopen access