Do Parental Pain Knowledge, Catastrophizing, and Hypervigilance Improve Following Pain Neuroscience Education in Healthy Children?

Pinto, P.; Ickmans, Kelly; Rheel, Emma; Iwens, Margot; Meeus, Mira; Nijs, Jo; Pas, Roselien

doi:10.3390/children8050420

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“…From the current study findings, we rather believe that children would benefit (i.e., lower recalled pain intensity/pain related fear) from their parents' adaptively reminiscing about future or past painful experiences, providing correct and insightful information about pain and coping to their child. This could be supported by inviting parents to attend pain neuroscience education sessions delivered to children, which is supported by preliminary evidence (Bacardit Pintó et al, 2021).…”

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The Effect of a Pain Educational Video Upon Child Pain-Related Memory and the Moderating Role of Parental Pain- and Non-Pain-Attending Verbalizations: An Experimental Lab-Based Study

Rheel

Ickmans

Wauters

et al. 2022

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

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Objectives Early memories of pain contribute to fear and may underlie the maintenance and development of chronic pain into adulthood. Accordingly, understanding determinants that may impact children’s pain memory development is key. This study examined (a) the effect of a brief engaging pain educational video in healthy children before undergoing an experimental pain task upon children’s recalled pain intensity and pain-related fear and (b) the moderating role of parental pain- and non-pain-attending verbalizations before and after the pain task. Methods Seventy-seven children (8–15 years old) participated in an experimental heat pain task, including actual heat pain stimuli delivered through a thermode on their forearm. Children were randomized to the experimental group (i.e., watching a pain educational video) or the control group (i.e., no video). Children’s recalled pain intensity and pain-related fear were elicited 2 weeks later. Results Findings showed that recalled pain intensity (but not recalled pain-related fear) of children who watched the pain educational video was significantly lower compared to the control group (p = .028). Further, parental pain-attending verbalizations before the pain task moderated the impact of the video upon children’s recalled pain intensity (p = .038). Specifically, children in the control group, but not the experimental group, whose parents used less pain-attending verbalizations recalled higher pain intensity, whereas children whose parents used more pain-attending verbalizations recalled lower pain intensity. Conclusions As children’s pain memories have important implications for pain assessment, treatment, and health across the lifespan, these findings might have important implications for the prevention of development or maintenance of maladaptive pain-related outcomes.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of a Pain Educational Video Upon Child Pain-Related Memory and the Moderating Role of Parental Pain- and Non-Pain-Attending Verbalizations: An Experimental Lab-Based Study

Rheel

Ickmans

Wauters

et al. 2022

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

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“…121 For example, in one study, children's fear of pain and parental knowledge of pain were favorably affected by a neuroscience education intervention. 122…”

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Identifying and Managing Suicidality in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain: Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies

Rice¹,

Sher²

2022

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Children and adolescents with chronic pain are at an increased risk of suicidality. This narrative review article aims to inform clinical practice in the assessment and management of suicidality in youth with chronic pain. The article begins with a survey of the background and prevalence of youth with chronic pain. A review of the current evidence behind the increased risk of suicidality in youth with chronic pain follows. Contextualization of this data with general tenets of child and adolescent suicide risk and risk assessment is provided. Suicidology theory including the interpersonal theory of suicide is overviewed to help clinicians to conceptualize the reviewed data. Guiding parameters for the suicide risk assessment and management planning is presented. Concluding recommendations are made to guide clinical practice in the assessment and management of suicidality in youth with chronic pain.

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“…44 Clinical outcomes that may be particularly relevant are to reduce catastrophic worry about pain and to encourage familial use of active and adaptive coping strategies, including safe engagement in physical activity. Recently, a first study 91 explored the effects of a single PSE session delivered to children (without cancer) and attended by their parents. In response to the PSE session, both parents' knowledge about pain science and children's fear of pain, as reported by the parent, improved.…”

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Pain science education for children living with and beyond cancer: Challenges and research agenda

Rheel

Heathcote

Bosch³

et al. 2022

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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Pain in children living with and beyond cancer is understudied and undertreated. Pain science education (PSE) is a conceptual change strategy facilitating patients’ understanding of the biopsychosocial aspects of pain. Preliminary studies on the adaptation of PSE interventions to adults with and beyond cancer provide a foundation for pediatric research. PSE could help childhood cancer survivors experiencing persistent pain and pain‐related worry after active treatment. PSE may also help children receiving cancer treatment, providing them with a foundation of adaptive pain beliefs and cognitions, and preparing them for procedural and treatment‐related pain. We direct this paper toward pediatric oncology clinicians, policy makers, and researchers working with children living with and beyond cancer. We aim to (a) identify challenges in adapting PSE for children living with and beyond cancer, (b) offer possible solutions, and (c) propose research questions to guide the implementation of PSE for children living with and beyond cancer.

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Do Parental Pain Knowledge, Catastrophizing, and Hypervigilance Improve Following Pain Neuroscience Education in Healthy Children?

Cited by 12 publications

References 36 publications

The Effect of a Pain Educational Video Upon Child Pain-Related Memory and the Moderating Role of Parental Pain- and Non-Pain-Attending Verbalizations: An Experimental Lab-Based Study

The Effect of a Pain Educational Video Upon Child Pain-Related Memory and the Moderating Role of Parental Pain- and Non-Pain-Attending Verbalizations: An Experimental Lab-Based Study

Identifying and Managing Suicidality in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain: Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies

Pain science education for children living with and beyond cancer: Challenges and research agenda

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