Present research proposal embodies the perspective of healthy and active ageing, as a desirable and natural process, fulfilled with freedom, dignity and functionality. We aim to contribute to such positive process of ageing of individuals with chronic pain, because it has the most important detrimental effect on an independent living, of older persons. Also, we believe that the formal support networks should provide the best care and be a stepping-stone for people in need to overcome aversive situations.

This research proposal is anchored in a clinical and translational paradigm, because it is:

- Person-centered, aiming to improve the care provided and to lighten chronic pain experiences

- Aims at bringing new insight towards the process of providing formal social support by identifying the best and most enabling practices for older persons with chronic pain and

- Aims at the translation and implementation of the best (evidence-based) practices by the formal network.

Former research started to provide cues on the influence of pain-related social support for functional autonomy and dependence. However, there is still gaps to be filled namely:

- Understand the arsenal of processes through which pain-related social support influence pain-related outcomes;

- Understand the circumstances related to the stressor, to the recipient, to the context that make pain-related social support (un)helpful;

- To translate this knowledge into practice(s) for the benefit of the community.

Therefore, the main research question aims to provide insight about what support (not) to offer by identifying the processes and mechanisms involved within the process of receiving pain-related support. This entangles the search for the how, the why, the when and to whom.

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