scholarly journals Social Functioning and Peer Relationships in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula A Forgeron ◽  
Sara King ◽  
Jennifer N Stinson ◽  
Patrick J McGrath ◽  
Amanda J MacDonald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Peer Relationship ◽  
The Social ◽  
Eligible Article ◽  
Relationship Factors

BACKGROUND: Peer relationships during childhood and adolescence are acknowledged to be negatively impacted by chronic pain; however, to date there has been no synthesis of this literature.OBJECTIVE: To systematically review existing literature describing the social functioning and peer relationships in children and adolescents with recurrent or continuous chronic pain.METHODS: Articles on peer relationship factors studied in samples of children and adolescents with chronic pain published in English or French were identified using EMBASE, Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO. Two independent reviewers performed initial screenings using study titles and abstracts, and reviewed each eligible article in full.RESULTS: Of 1740 published papers yielded by the search, 42 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the present review. Nine studies had peer relationship investigation as the primary purpose of the study; the remaining 33 examined peer relationships as part of a broader study. A range of specific and more general measures was used to examine peer relationships. Across studies, children and adolescents with chronic pain were reported to have fewer friends, be subjected to more peer victimization, and were viewed as more isolated and less likeable than healthy peers.CONCLUSIONS: Children and adolescents with chronic pain have peer relationship deficiencies. However, the majority of studies to date measure peer relationships as part of a broader study and, thus, little attention has been paid specifically to peer relationships in this group. Additional research examining the quality of peer relationships of children and adolescents with chronic pain, as well as development of measures specifically designed to assess these relationships, is needed.

Pain, social relationships, and school

2013 ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Forgeron ◽  
Sara King
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
School Functioning ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Pain Experience ◽  
The Social ◽  
Close Friendships

Although recurrent and chronic pain impacts the whole life of a child and or adolescent, little research has been conducted on social consequences of chronic pain for children and adolescents. Emerging research suggests that (1) peer relationships, including close friendships, of children and adolescents with chronic pain may be negatively impacted by pain and (2) social reactions from others can negatively impact the child or adolescent’s pain experience. School functioning may also be impaired as a result of chronic pain. Clinicians should understand the challenges experienced by children with chronic pain and should attend to the social and school consequences of pain when working with this population. Although little research has examined interventions to manage the effects of chronic pain on school and social functioning, researchers have identified helpful strategies that may mitigate the negative consequences to social and school functioning associated with chronic pain.

Comprehensive Handbook of Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease

2006 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Art Research

Over recent decades, tremendous advances in the prevention, medical treatment, and quality of life issues in children and adolescents surviving cancer have spawned a host of research on pediatric psychosocial oncology. This important volume fulfills the clear need for an up-to-date, comprehensive handbook for practitioners that delineates the most recent research in the field--the first of its kind in over a decade. Over 60 renowned authors have been assembled to provide a thorough presentation of the state-of-the art research and literature, with topics including: -Neuropsychological effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy -Bone marrow transplantation -Important issues about quality of life during and following treatment -Collaborative research among child-focused psychologists -Standards of psychological care for children and adolescents -Stress and coping in the pediatric cancer experience -The role of family and peer relationships The Comprehensive Handbook of Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease represents both multidisciplinary and international efforts, an alliance between physicians and parents, and a combination of research and service. With a wealth of information of great interest to patients and their families, this volume will also be a welcome resource to the psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, oncologists, nurses, and social workers who confront these issues as they help children and their families through the treatment, recovery, and grieving processes.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Development and Validation of the Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 924
Author(s):  
Claudia B. Pratesi ◽  
Alessandra Baeza Garcia ◽  
Riccardo Pratesi ◽  
Lenora Gandolfi ◽  
Mariana Hecht ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Autistic Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Autistic Spectrum ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Domains

Studies have shown that children and adolescents with autism and their relatives present a high level of stress and more family problems, impacting parents’ and caregivers’ quality of life (QoL). Despite studies on this subject, there is no specific questionnaire to evaluate QoL in parents or caregivers of children and adolescents with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) in Brazil. Therefore, this study’s primary purpose was to develop and validate a specific questionnaire to evaluate QoL in these individuals. The study was performed using the following steps: development of the ASD Parent/caregiver QoL questionnaire (autistic spectrum disorder parent/caregiver quality of life—ASDPC-QoL), subjective evaluation, validation of the questionnaire by the Delphi method, assessment of internal consistency, responsiveness, and reliability of the ASLPC-QoL, and administration of the questionnaire to 881 Brazilian ASD caregivers or parents. ASDPC-QoL comprises 28 questions divided into four domains (social, concerns, physical and mental health) with good psychometric properties (reproducibility, reliability, internal consistency, responsiveness, and validity). Our data showed that worries and physical health were the domains with the lowest scores in ASDPCA-QoL. ASDPCA-QoL did not differ among gender and age of child considering the total and all domains. Older participants (≥41 y/o) presented the best scores for social and worries domains but did not differ in other domains and the total. Parents or caregivers of ASD children diagnosed for more than three years have better mental and physical health domains than those recently diagnosed (up to 1 year) but did not differ in the total and other domains. Individuals with a partner and with the highest educational level present the best score for the social domain. Employed individuals showed better scores than unemployed ones for all domains and the total, except for worries, which did not differ. It also occurred comparing the individuals that do not use antidepressants and the ones that use them. Assessing and better understanding the QoL of caregivers is highly relevant. By understanding the social, worries, physical, and emotional health domains of caregivers, it is possible to track harmful aspects, prevent and treat pathologies, in addition to assisting in the implementation of effective public policies.

Development and usability test of ‘PROMIS Assessment’: a smartphone WeChat mini-program for children and adolescents with cancer (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Zhang ◽  
Jennifer Stinson ◽  
Danyu Li ◽  
Qingmei Huang ◽  
Yueshi Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Usability Test ◽  
Usability Tests ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Intensity Functions

BACKGROUND The main goal for the healthcare of children and adolescents with cancer is to cure and better manage the distress caused by the multiple symptoms that may manifest during chemotherapy. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are considered to be the best way to obtain a subjective measure of symptoms. As such, it is crucial to select appropriate pediatric PROs tools, taking advantage of technologies to develop a suitable platform, and assess and manage symptoms over long-term cancer treatment. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop and test a smartphone application's usability, known as the WeChat mini-program. It enables children and adolescents with cancer aged 5 to 17 years old and their parent proxies to assess pediatric patients' quality of life-related symptoms using Pediatric Patient-reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) profile-25. METHODS A focus group interview among researchers, clinical professionals, and software engineers, as well as personal qualitative interviews with pediatric patients and proxies, were conducted to form the development proposal. The iterative method was used to develop and assure the quality of the mini-program. The usability test was performed based on the standards of ISO 9241-11 among target users. Effectiveness and efficiency were based on usability tasks, satisfaction was measured with the Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire (PSSUQ), and additional qualitative interviews were conducted following all tests. Further modifications and tests would be performed to improve the mini-program based on feedback. RESULTS The WeChat mini-program 'PROMIS Assessment' included demographic and clinical information and the profile-25 questionnaire (which assesses and collects data on depressive symptoms, anxiety, fatigue, physical activity-mobility, peer relationships, pain interference, and pain intensity). Functions such as voice assistance, a reward system, data visualization, and reminders were added to improve accessibility and compliance. A total of 16 target users participated in the first round of usability tests. The completion rate of the three tasks ranged from 80.0% (for the proxy task of 'search and open') to 100.0%, and most users could complete tasks quickly. Satisfaction scores of the four dimensions of PSSUQ ranged from 6.2 to 6.8 (out of 7.0). In qualitative interviews, most participants thought the mini-program was convenient, easy to use, and helpful. Disadvantages were mainly problems with searching, expressions, and interaction with reality. The revised mini-program gained positive feedback during the second round of usability tests. CONCLUSIONS The 'PROMIS Assessment' and its administration website were developed and proved to have good usability. It can be used both inside and outside hospitals by children and adolescents with cancer and their proxies during treatment to assess their quality of life and offer significant patient-reported data to assist clinical decisions.

Somatization, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Pain

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 1293-1300
Author(s):  
Rika M. L. Meyer ◽  
Katie M. Fleischman ◽  
Christina M. Young ◽  
Jeffrey I. Gold
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Children And Adolescents

Diagnosis of Headache in Childhood and Adolescence: A Study in 437 Patients

Cephalalgia ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Wöber-Bingöl ◽  
C Wöber ◽  
A Karwautz ◽  
C Vesely ◽  
C Wagner-Ennsgraber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
International Headache Society ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Ihs Criteria ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

We investigated whether the criteria for idiopathic headache published by the International Headache Society (IHS) are useful in childhood and adolescence and compared the diagnoses according to this classification with those of Vahlquist. We used a semi-structured questionnaire to examine a total of 437 children and adolescents referred consecutively to a headache outpatient clinic. Twenty-eight of 437 patients were excluded because of symptomatic or unclassifiable headache. Of 409 patients with idiopathic headache, 70.4% had definite migraine or tension-type headache (IHS 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2), 20.5% had a migrainous disorder (IHS 1.7) and 9.1% had headache of the tension-type not fulfilling the criteria (IHS 2.3). In the differential diagnosis of migraine and tension-type headache the intensity of pain, aggravation of headache by physical activity, nausea and vomiting were the most important features. The quality of pain, photo- and phonophobia were less helpful and location least important. The duration of migraine attacks was less than 2 h in 19.0% of the migraine patients. In general, the diagnostic criteria of migraine were highly specific but less sensitive, and those of tension-type headache highly sensitive but less specific. The agreement between IHS criteria and those of Vahlquist was marked (kappa = 0.57). We conclude that the IHS criteria are useful for classifying headache in children and adolescents referred to a headache outpatient clinic. A forthcoming modification of the IHS criteria should consider a reduction of the minimum duration of migraine attacks from 2 h to I h and should try to increase the sensitivity of the criteria for migraine and the specificity of the criteria for tension-type headache.

scholarly journals Rates of physical development as a marker of the quality of metabolic control in children and adolescents with diabetes mellitus

1994 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 10-12
Author(s):  
N. B. Lebedev
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Growth Rate ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Dependent Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Insulin Dependent ◽  
The Mean

Physical development of 710 children and adolescents with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) was studied over time. The patients were divided into 3 groups: with growth rate above the 25th percentile of the age norm, with growth rate below the 10th percentile of the norm, and with growth rales between the 10th and 25th percentiles of age norm. Analysis showed that (a) the presence of manifest decompensation higher than 12 %, frequent ketoacidosis episodes is a factor of high risk of reduction of physical development rate in children and adolescents with IDDM; (b) the mean statistical rates of diabetic adolescents growth are characterized by delayed (by 1 to 2 years vs. the norm) pubertal growth skip, and this growth skip in the patients is more levelled and stretched in time, and in some cases is virtually nor manifest; (c) if good compensation is attained and maintained after previous prolonged decompensation, compensating growth rates may develop in patients of both sexes both in childhood and adolescence.

Prevalence of endocrine pathology in childhood and adolescence

2021 ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
E. N. Nenashkina
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Sexual Development ◽  
Endocrine System ◽  
The Body ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Clinical Approach ◽  
Endocrine Diseases ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
The World

All over the world, the endocrine system diseases in children attract the attention of researchers of various specialties, since this pathology is characterized by the duration of the course and subsequent often developing complications that worsen the quality of life and the prognosis of the health status of children and adolescents. The prevalence and structure of endocrine pathology in childhood and adolescence differ significantly from those in adults. Due to the fact that children make up a significant share in the structure of medical care requests for osteopathy in medical institutions, osteopathic doctors need to know the basics of diagnosis and prevention of endocrine diseases in children and adolescents. The peculiarity of endocrine diseases with onset in childhood is the beginning of their development against the background of physiologically significant for the development of the body processes of growth and sexual development, which determines the need for a multidisciplinary clinical approach to differential diagnosis between the endocrine pathology and the constitutional features of physical and sexual development of a healthy child.

Friendships and Social Interactions of School-Aged Children With Migraine

Cephalalgia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 734-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Vannatta ◽  
EA Getzoff ◽  
DK Gilman ◽  
RB Noll ◽  
CA Gerhardt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Functioning ◽  
Older Children ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
School Based ◽  
Behavioural Difficulties ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Better Than

We set out to evaluate the friendships and social behaviour of school-aged children with migraine. Concern exists regarding the impact of paediatric migraine on daily activities and quality of life. We hypothesized that children with migraine would have fewer friends and be identified as more socially sensitive and isolated than comparison peers. Sixty-nine children with migraine participated in a school-based study of social functioning. A comparison sample without migraine included classmates matched for gender, race and age. Children with migraine had fewer friends at school; however, this effect was limited to those in elementary school. Behavioural difficulties were not found. Middle-school students with migraine were identified by peers as displaying higher levels of leadership and popularity than comparison peers. Concern may be warranted about the social functioning of pre-adolescent children with migraine; however, older children with migraine may function as well as or better than their peers.

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