Chronic Pain, Pain Perception, Pediatric ALL
Conditions
Brief summary
The aims of this study are to explore what beliefs children and adolescents manifest about the cause of the pain they describe; to compare whether if there are differences between beliefs by age and by persistence of pain; and to relate explanations of the cause of pain with current scientific evidence to determine if these beliefs are erroneous.
Detailed description
Design: Mixed (explanatory sequential). The primary endpoint of the study were explanations of the cause of pain recorded by means of an open-ended question. Setting: The participants were school-age children attending a charted school in the province of Barcelona. Participants: Of the 345 potential school participants, 306 agreed to participate. 36 pupils were excluded when applying the eligibility criteria, so the resulting sample was of 270.
Interventions
OTHERExplanations of the cause of pain
When analyzing the responses to the question Why do you think you have or have had this pain? two themes emerged from the data: 'explanations associated with damage', and 'explanations not associated with damage'. The themes were sub-classified into sub-themes, according to the type of explanation
Sponsors
University Rovira i Virgili
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 16 Years
Inclusion criteria
* to be schooled at the El Cim school * to be between 10 and 16 years old (both included) * to have or have had pain in the last month; to be able to read and write in Catalan and/or Spanish.
Exclusion criteria
* had an intellectual disability and/or cognitive impairment that interfered with their participation * had not submitted the informed consent form duly completed and signed by their legal guardians
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Explanations of the cause of pain | 1 year | Participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire where they were asked Do you have or have you had pain in the last month? and Why do you think you have or have had this pain?. The answer is an open response. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed