Pain in children and adolescents: prevalence, impact on daily life, and parents’ perception, a school survey

Haraldstad, Kristin; Sørum, Ragnhild; Eide, Hilde; Natvig, Gerd Karin; Helseth, Sølvi

doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00785.x

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“…The data showed that sizeable number of adolescents suffered subjective recurrent health complaints (15) and 4 of 10 adolescents weekly experienced multisite pain (16). Furthermore, findings indicate that girls experienced various pain types more frequently than boys and the prevalence of pain significantly increases with age in both (17).…”

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confidence: 72%

“…The interest in sedentary behaviour, physical activity as well as health is still growing (17)(18)(19)(20), but there are only few studies reporting findings from Central European countries (21,22). However, in these countries, including Slovakia, are observed negative trends of lifestyle among adolescents in terms of increasing sedentary behaviour at the expense of physical activity and health complaints in comparison with other countries in Europe (23,24).…”

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confidence: 93%

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Age and Gender Differences in Prevalence of Screen Based Behaviour, Physical Activity and Health Complaints among Slovak School-aged Children

Husárová¹,

Veselská²,

Sigmundová³

et al. 2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYAim: The aim of this study was to assess age and gender differences in prevalence of screen based behaviour, physical activity and health complaints among Slovak school-aged children.Methods: Data from the cross-sectional Health Behaviour of School-aged Children study collected in 2010 among Slovak children (age 11-15 years, N = 8,042) was used. Logistic regression models adjusted to age and gender were used to analyse the associations between watching TV, working with a computer or playing computer games and physical activity and headache, backache, sleep difficulties, feeling low, irritability, and feeling nervous.Results: Around one-quarter of adolescents is spending more than three hours a day with screen-based activities. While the age was significantly associated with watching TV and computer use, gender was significantly associated only with excessive computer use. As for physical activity, only 25% of adolescents reported being physically active every day as recommended, and this number decreases with increasing age. Boys used to be more often active in comparison with girls. A sizeable number of adolescents suffer with selected health complaints every week. Moreover, the prevalence of health complaints increases with age and is significantly higher among girls.Conclusions: The prevalence of screen-based activities as well as insufficient physical activity and health complaints among adolescents is relatively high and it increases with age. Gender differences are also significant, except for watching TV.

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confidence: 93%

Age and Gender Differences in Prevalence of Screen Based Behaviour, Physical Activity and Health Complaints among Slovak School-aged Children

Husárová¹,

Veselská²,

Sigmundová³

et al. 2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…24 Items regarding child pain were developed from the Lübeck Pain Screening Questionnaire. 25,26 Items on medicine use were designed specifically for this survey. Maternal SRH was assessed by 1 item from the Danish Short Form-36 inventory.…”

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Association of Maternal Self-Medication and Over-the-Counter Analgesics for Children

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OBJECTIVE: Self-medication with over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics, such as paracetamol (PCM), among children and adolescents is increasing and constitutes an important public health issue internationally. Reasons for this development are unclear; parental influence is suggested. Our objective was to examine whether self-medication with OTC analgesics among school-aged children is influenced by maternal self-reported health and medicine use, taking the child’s frequency of pain into account. METHODS: A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted on 131 children aged 6 to 11 years and their mothers in the framework of the Demonstration Of A Study To Coordinate And Perform Human Biomonitoring On A European Scale (DEMOCOPHES) European project. Participants were selected from 1 urban and 1 rural area of Denmark, and equally distributed in age and gender. Data were collected through structured interviews with all children and self-report questionnaires for mothers regarding health, pain, and medicine use. RESULTS: After adjusting for several sociodemographic and health parameters, maternal use of OTC analgesics was significantly associated with self-medication with OTC analgesics, particularly PCM, in our population of schoolchildren, even when the child’s pain was adjusted for (odds ratio 3.00, P = .008). A clear association between child pain and OTC analgesic use was not found. Additionally, maternal health (self-rated health, chronic pain, chronic disease, daily medicine intake) did not significantly influence child use of OTC analgesics. CONCLUSIONS: Maternal self-medication with OTC analgesics is associated with self-medication of OTC analgesics, predominantly PCM, among school-aged children, perhaps more than the child’s pain. Maternal health seems of less importance. Information to parents about pain self-management is important to promote appropriate PCM use among schoolchildren.

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“…Lėtinis vaikų skausmas Lietuvoje yra mažai nagrinėjama tema, nors tokiais skausmais, remiantis įvairių šalių patirtimi, skundžiasi nuo penktadalio iki pusės 8-16 metų vaikų populiacijos [4,5,6]. Nėra statistinių duomenų apie lėtinį skausmą patiriančių Lietuvos vaikų skaičių.…”

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Lėtinis vaikų skausmas biopsichosocialiniu požiūriu: samprata, įvertinimo ir gydymo strategija

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Raistenskis

et al. 2015

Medicinos Teorija Ir Praktika

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Reikšminiai žodžiai: lėtinis vaikų skausmas; biopsichosocialinis modelis; daugiadalykė gydymo komanda. Lėtinis skausmas – tai skausmas, kuris tęsiasi ar vis pasikartoja 3 mėnesius ir ilgiau. Lėtinis vaikų skausmas Lietuvoje yra mažai nagrinėjama tema, nors tokiais skausmais, kaip rodo įvairiose šalyse atliktų tyrimų duomenys, skundžiasi nuo penktadalio iki pusės 8–16 metų vaikų populiacijos. Patiriant lėtinį skausmą, reikšmingai nukenčia vaiko ir jo šeimos fizinė, psichologinė ir socialinė gerovė, o ilgas ir dažnai nesėkmingas skausmo priežasties ieškojimas ir gydymas tampa didele našta visuomenei. Straipsnio tikslas – remiantis užsienio mokslinės literatūros analize, apibendrinti Lietuvoje vangiai tyrinėjamo lėtinio vaikų skausmo aktualijas, pristatant biopsichosocialinę lėtinio skausmo sampratą ir fizinius, psichologinius bei socialinius aspektus įtraukiančias gydymo strategijas. Išanalizavus užsienio literatūroje pateiktus duomenis nustatyta, jog lėtinį skausmą svarbu suprasti ir identifikuoti, jį vertinti bei gydyti remiantis biologiniais ir psichologiniais aspektais ir atsižvelgti į socialinį lėtinį skausmą patiriančio vaiko ir jo šeimos funkcionavimą bei gyvenimo kokybę. Vaikų lėtinio skausmo gydymui reikalinga daugiadalykė komanda, įtraukianti gydytoją (anesteziologą, pediatrą ar vaikų neurologą), psichologą, fizinės medicinos ir reabilitacijos gydytoją, socialinį darbuotoją, medicinos slaugytoją. Medikamentinis gydymas lėtinį skausmą patiriantiems vaikams retai yra pakankamai veiksmingas, tad rekomenduotinas tik kai kurių skausmų atvejais. Bene svarbiausia dalis gydant lėtinį skausmą tenka psichologinėms intervencijoms – kognityvinei elgesio terapijai (angl. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, CBT), priėmimo ir įsipareigojimo terapijai (angl. Acceptance Commitment Therapy, ACT), relaksacijoms, psichoedukacijai.

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Pain in children and adolescents: prevalence, impact on daily life, and parents’ perception, a school survey

Abstract: Pain is a common problem and influences the daily lives of children and adolescents. Many parents are unaware of the pain experienced by their children. There is a need for preventive programmes that also involve parents, school nurses, and teachers.

Cited by 158 publications

References 35 publications

Age and Gender Differences in Prevalence of Screen Based Behaviour, Physical Activity and Health Complaints among Slovak School-aged Children

Age and Gender Differences in Prevalence of Screen Based Behaviour, Physical Activity and Health Complaints among Slovak School-aged Children

Association of Maternal Self-Medication and Over-the-Counter Analgesics for Children

Lėtinis vaikų skausmas biopsichosocialiniu požiūriu: samprata, įvertinimo ir gydymo strategija

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