Chronic pain in young people Not Applicable Chronic pain
Conditions
Interventions
Study 1 uses a cross-sectional survey to unexplored facets of psychological flexibility (PF), design features, and practical methods for enhancing PF for parents and young people with pain conditions.
Sponsors
UCSI University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Malaysian citizen 2. Young people aged 11 to 18 years with pain conditions, and their parents 3. Pain of =3 months duration 4. Able to read and write
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Recievingother psychological treatments 2. Acute signs or symptoms 3. Significant levels of depression, anxiety or anger, learning disability, or other difficulties which would affect the ability to participate in the study 4. Significant medical condition that would compromise the ability to participate in the study 5. Unable to attend the full programme 6. Do not provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parental psychological flexibility measured by the Parent Psychological Flexibility Questionnaire (PPFQ) and Adult Responses to Children’s Symptoms scale (ARCS) at 1 and 14 days 2. Parental psychological stress and well-being measured by the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress inventory (DASS) at 1 and 14 days 3. Children's psychological well-being and functioning measured by the Functional Disability Inventory (FDI), school attendance, and the Child Behavior Checklist) at 1 and 14 days 4. Pain measured by visual analogy scale (VAS) and the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire adolescent version (CPAQ-A) at 1 and 14 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Preferred treatment mode (including face to face or online, group or individuals, continuous or intermittent, short or long duration) measured using a rating scale and qualitative responses with optional open-ended questions at 24 h 2. Parent's belief on the effectiveness of the proposed program, and motivations and barriers to attending the program measured by questionnaire at 24 h 3. Demographic predictors of parents' interest to participate in the program (including the age group of young people with pain conditions, types of pain conditions, the severity of pain conditions, and disability) measured by questionnaire at 24 h | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed