Cited by 374Pediatric Pain Management TechniquesMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationFamily Support in Illness

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Systematic Review of Family Functioning in Families of Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain

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Unlabelled Disturbances in family functioning have been identified in youth with chronic pain and are associated with worse child physical and psychological functioning. Assessment measures of family functioning used in research and clinical settings vary. This systematic review summarizes studies investigating relationships among family functioning, pain, and pain-related disability in youth with chronic pain. Sixteen articles were reviewed. All studies were cross-sectional; 7 utilized between-group comparisons (chronic pain versus healthy/control) and 12 examined within-group associations among family functioning, pain, and/or pain-related disability. Studies represented youth with various pain conditions (eg, headache, abdominal pain, fibromyalgia) ages 6 to 20 years. Findings revealed group differences in family functioning between children with chronic pain and healthy control subjects in 5 of 7 studies. Significant associations emerged among family variables and pain-related disability in 6 of 9 studies with worse family functioning associated with greater child disability; relationships between family functioning and children's pain were less consistent. Different patterns of results emerged depending on family functioning measure used. Overall, findings showed that families of children with chronic pain generally have poorer family functioning than healthy populations and that pain-related disability is more consistently related to family functioning than pain intensity.Perspective This review highlights the importance of family factors in pain-related disability in youth with chronic pain. Results suggest that family-level variables may be an important target for intervention. Family functioning measures showed significant variation, and researchers should take this into account when selecting instruments for use in research and clinical settings.

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Authors
Lewandowski, A. S., Palermo, T. M., Stinson, J., Handley, S., & Chambers, C. T.
Affiliations
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
  • Dalhousie University (CA)
Corresponding author
Lewandowski, Amy S.
Venue
The Journal of Pain
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-11
Volume
11
Issue
11
Pages
1027-1038
ISSN
1526-5900 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2170191452
Cited by
374
References
34
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K24HD060068)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Support in Illness
Keywords
family functioning, chronic pain, children and adolescents, pain-related disability, headache, abdominal pain, fibromyalgia
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Chronic Disease, Family Health, Female, Humans, Male, Pain, Children with Disabilities, Disabled Children, Young Adult

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