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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Psychological Therapies for Children With Chronic Pain
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OBJECTIVES: This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effects of psychological therapies for management of chronic pain in children. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials of psychological interventions treating children (<18 years) with chronic pain conditions including headache, abdominal, musculoskeletal, or neuropathic pain were searched for. Pain symptoms, disability, depression, anxiety, and sleep outcomes were extracted. Risk of bias was assessed and quality of the evidence was rated using GRADE. RESULTS: 35 included studies revealed that across all chronic pain conditions, psychological interventions reduced pain symptoms and disability posttreatment. Individual pain conditions were analyzed separately. Sleep outcomes were not reported in any trials. Optimal dose of treatment was explored. For headache pain, higher treatment dose led to greater reductions in pain. No effect of dosage was found for other chronic pain conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence for psychological therapies treating chronic pain is promising. Recommendations for clinical practice and research are presented.
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“There is substantial evidence suggesting these interventions are effective at reducing pain severity, disability, and psychological distress (e.g., anxiety) in children with chronic pain [13,14,15].”
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“Cognitive techniques such as cognitive restructuring, problem-solving, and positive self-talk, have been shown to be effective techniques for reducing negative thoughts associated with pain and related disability [10,13,14].”
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“This is not necessarily an argument against conventional treatment, which has established positive effects (Bruce et al., 2017; Fisher et al., 2014)”
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“Within pain conditions, psychological interventions have been found to effectively reduce pain in headache, abdominal pain, and musculoskeletal conditions, and functional disability in abdominal and musculoskeletal pain [14].”
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- Authors
- Fisher, E., Heathcote, L., Palermo, T. M., de C Williams, A. C., Lau, J., & Eccleston, C.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Venue
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2014-03-06
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 763-782
- ISSN
- 0146-8693 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-735X
- PMC
- PMC4148613
- OpenAlex
- W2142456684
- Cited by
- 710
- References
- 101
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 49 · 2017: 37 · 2016: 61 · 2015: 129 · 2014: 148
- FWCI
- 18.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- The University of Bath Online Publications Store (The University of Bath) (submittedVersion)
- Pure (University of Bath) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Action Medical Research
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (13/89/29)
- 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
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
- Keywords
- chronic pain, children, psychological intervention, headache, abdominal pain, musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, pain-related disability, depression, anxiety, sleep, treatment dosage, pediatric pain management
- MeSH terms
- Child, Humans, Psychotherapy, Treatment Outcome, Chronic Pain, Pain Management
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