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Pain in children and adolescents in primary care; chronic and recurrent pain is common
Author(s) -
Holm Sara,
Ljungman Gustaf,
Söderlund Anne
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02829.x
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , pain catastrophizing , chronic pain , primary care , cross sectional study , family medicine , nursing , pathology
Aim:  The aim of this study was to describe a paediatric primary care pain sample and examine associations between pain, health‐related quality of life and disability. Methods:  The study design is descriptive and cross‐sectional. One hundred and fifty‐four consecutive children and adolescents between the ages of 8 and 16 seeking care for a pain‐related conditions participated in this study. Pain characteristics, health‐related quality of life and disability were investigated. Results:  Eighty‐seven per cent of participants had a pain duration of 3 months or more, and almost half of the group studied had a pain duration of ≥ 12 months. The disability levels in the study group as a whole were low, with a mean FDI of 10.4 (SD 7.6). However, 35% of the study group had moderate disability levels and reported a mean FDI of 18.7 (SD 4.8). Single pain location was reported in 42%, whereas 58% had two or more pain locations. The children with multiple pain locations reported lower health‐related quality of life and higher disability than children with single pain location. Conclusion:  Paediatric pain patients in primary care consist partly of patients only slightly influenced by pain and partly of patients for whom pain has a great impact on their lives.

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