Heart remodeling and quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease on renal replacement therapy

Chronic pain syndrome in adolescents

“…Thus, the prevalence of CP among adolescents in the current study corresponds to the data presented in the up-to-date scientific literature (11-38 %) [18,20], emphasizing the problem's relevance. The female gender is undoubtedly an individual factor increasing the risk of CP development, its more severe course and adding the concomitant affective pathology.…”

“…A retrospective study conducted in the United States showed that 8.8 % of those who died from suicide had signs of CP in history, and since 2003 the number increased from 7.4 % to 10.2 % in 2014 [17]. The prevalence of CP syndrome among children and adolescents has been increasing, and longitudinal studies have demonstrated that up to 64 % of young people will continue to experience persistent pain in adulthood [18]. In such patients, pain is likely to be widespread and neuropathic and accompanied by changes in mental status and a decrease in functional status [5].…”