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Pain in children and adolescents: a common experience

Perquin, Christel W., Hazebroek-Kampschreur, Alice A.J.M, Hunfeld, Joke A.M., Bohnen, Arthur M., van Suijlekom-Smit, Lisette W.A., Passchier, Jan, van der Wouden, Johannes C.·2000·Pain
DOI 10.1016/s0304-3959(00)00269-4
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Abstract

Little is known about the epidemiology of pain in children. We studied the prevalence of pain in Dutch children aged from 0 to 18 years in the open population, and the relationship with age, gender and pain parameters. A random sample of 1300 children aged 0-3 years was taken from the register of population in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In the Rotterdam area, 27 primary schools and 14 secondary schools were selected to obtain a representative sample of 5336 children aged 4-18 years. Depending on the age of the child, a questionnaire was either mailed to the parents (0-3 years) or distributed at school (4-18 years). Of 6636 children surveyed, 5424 (82%) responded; response rates ranged from 64 to 92%, depending on the subject age and who completed the questionnaire. Of the respondents, 54% had experienced pain within the previous 3 months. Overall, a quarter of the respondents reported chronic pain (recurrent or continuous pain for more than 3 months). The prevalence of chronic pain increased with age, and was significantly higher for girls (P<0.001). In girls, a marked increase occurred in reporting chronic pain between 12 and 14 years of age. The most common types of pain in children were limb pain, headache and abdominal pain. Half of the respondents who had experienced pain reported to have multiple pain, and one-third of the chronic pain sufferers experienced frequent and intense pain. These multiple pains and severe pains were more often reported by girls (P<0.001). The intensity of pain was higher in the case of chronic pain (P<0. 001) and multiple pains (P<0.001), and for chronic pain the intensity was higher for girls (P<0.001). These findings indicate that chronic pain is a common complaint in childhood and adolescence. In particular, the high prevalence of severe chronic pain and multiple pain in girls aged 12 years and over calls for follow-up investigations documenting the various bio-psycho-social factors related to this pain.

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Authors
Perquin, C. W., Hazebroek-Kampschreur, A. A. J. M., Hunfeld, J. A. M., Bohnen, A. M., van Suijlekom-Smit, L. W. A., Passchier, J., & van der Wouden, J. C.
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  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
Perquin, Christel W.
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Venue
Pain
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2000-07
Volume
87
Issue
1
Pages
51-58
ISSN
0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0304-3959(00)00269-4
OpenAlex
W2081033240
Cited by
1,114
References
34
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FWCI
14.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
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
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Keywords
pediatric pain, chronic pain, pain prevalence, children and adolescents, sex differences, age differences, pain intensity, headache, abdominal pain, limb pain, biopsychosocial factors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Netherlands, Pain, Surveys and Questionnaires, Prevalence, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution

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