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Child and Family Antecedents of Pain During the Transition to Adolescence: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study

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Title
Child and Family Antecedents of Pain During the Transition to Adolescence: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study
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Journal of Pain, August 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.07.005
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Emily Incledon, Meredith O'Connor, Rebecca Giallo, George A. Chalkiadis, Tonya M. Palermo

Abstract

Pediatric persistent pain is associated with poorer physical and psychosocial functioning in children, as well as immediate and long-term societal costs. Onset typically occurs in early adolescence, suggesting that late childhood is a key window for identifying potential intervention targets before pain symptoms become entrenched. This study used population-based data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (n=3812) and adopted a biopsychosocial and ecological systems approach to investigate child, family and sociodemographic factors associated with pain problems in children transitioning to adolescence. The prevalence of at least weekly parent-reported pain in the study sample was approximately 5% at 10-11 years of age, and pain continued at 12-13 years of age for 40% of these children. Key factors at 10-11 years that uniquely predicted parent-reported pain problems at 12-13 years were frequency of previous pain (1-3 times weekly: OR 7.49, 95%CI 4.3- 13.0; 4-7 times weekly: OR 17.8, 95%CI 8.7- 36.5) and sleep difficulties (OR 1.86, 95%CI 1.16- 2.97). This study highlights the importance of early intervention for persistent pain in childhood, given that pain complaints in late childhood tend to persist into early adolescence. This article used a biopsychosocial and ecological systems approach to understanding predictors of pain problems during the transition to adolescence within a nationally representative community-based cohort. Sleep difficulties at 10-11 years uniquely predicted pain at ages 12-13 years, suggesting that early intervention using sleep interventions may be a promising direction for future research.

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Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Unknown 93 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 15%
Student > Master 10 11%
Student > Bachelor 10 11%
Researcher 9 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 10%
Other 15 16%
Unknown 27 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 24 26%
Medicine and Dentistry 15 16%
Nursing and Health Professions 10 11%
Social Sciences 4 4%
Neuroscience 2 2%
Other 3 3%
Unknown 36 38%