The DOI matches its Crossref record, with a small difference in title or year; 43 of the 44 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Problem-solving skills training for parents of children with chronic pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Open accessAbstract
This pilot randomized controlled trial aimed to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of parental problem-solving skills training (PSST) compared with treatment as usual on improving parental mental health symptoms, physical health and well-being, and parenting behaviors. Effects of parent PSST on child outcomes (pain, emotional, and physical functioning) were also examined. Participants included 61 parents of children aged 10 to 17 years with chronic pain randomized to PSST (n = 31) or treatment as usual (n = 30) groups. Parents receiving PSST participated in 4 to 6 individual sessions of training in problem-solving skills. Outcomes were assessed at pretreatment, immediately after treatment, and at a 3-month follow-up. Feasibility was determined by therapy session attendance, therapist ratings, and parent treatment acceptability ratings. Feasibility of PSST delivery in this population was demonstrated by high compliance with therapy attendance, excellent retention, high therapist ratings of treatment engagement, and high parent ratings of treatment acceptability. PSST was associated with posttreatment improvements in parental depression (d = -0.68), general mental health (d = 0.64), and pain catastrophizing (d = -0.48), as well as in child depression (d = -0.49), child general anxiety (d = -0.56), and child pain-specific anxiety (d = -0.82). Several effects were maintained at the 3-month follow-up. Findings demonstrate that PSST is feasible and acceptable to parents of youths with chronic pain. Treatment outcome analyses show promising but mixed patterns of effects of PSST on parent and child mental health outcomes. Further rigorous trials of PSST are needed to extend these pilot results.
Overview
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“Studies that have targeted parents' psychosocial functioning report positive outcomes, including reductions in anxiety, depression, pain catastrophizing, perceived caregiver burden, and increased psychological flexibility (Guite et al., 2018;Palermo et al., 2016;Wallace et al., 2015).”
From Psychosocial Functioning of Parents of Youth Receiving Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment (2024) · cites this paper as Palermo et al., 2016
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“Recent work has been done to adapt problem-solving skills training (PSST), which teaches parents structured approaches to solving problems and targets parent distress, with results demonstrating that psychological interventions focused on reducing parent distress were effective [41,42].”
From Best-evidence for the rehabilitation of chronic pain part 1: Pediatric pain (2019) · cites this paper as [42]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Citations
Cites
Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences
Cohen, J. (1990) · Computers Environment and Urban Systems · doi:10.1016/0198-9715(90)90050-4 · Cited by 65,417
WARE, J. E., KOSINSKI, M., & KELLER, S. D. (1996) · Medical Care · doi:10.1097/00005650-199603000-00003 · Cited by 17,392
A psychometric evaluation of the Beck Depression Inventory–II.
Dozois, D. J. A., Dobson, K. S., & Ahnberg, J. L. (1998) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/1040-3590.10.2.83 · Cited by 1,517
Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents
Eccleston, C., Palermo, T. M., Williams, A. C. D. C., Lewandowski Holley, A., Morley, S., Fisher, E., & Law, E. (2014) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd003968.pub4 · Cited by 745
Self-citationProblem-solving therapy : a social competence approach to clinical intervention
D’Zurilla, T. J. (1986) · Springer eBooks · Cited by 735
Systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological therapies for children with chronic pain
Fisher, E., Heathcote, L., Palermo, T. M., de C Williams, A. C., Lau, J., & Eccleston, C. (2014) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsu008 · Cited by 710
Self-citationPsychometric evaluation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with primary care medical patients.
Arnau, R. C., Meagher, M. W., Norris, M. P., & Bramson, R. (2001) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/0278-6133.20.2.112 · Cited by 694
ACCEPTABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS FOR DEVIANT CHILD BEHAVIOR
Kazdin, A. E. (1980) · Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis · doi:10.1901/jaba.1980.13-259 · Cited by 692
The severity of chronic pediatric pain: an epidemiological study
Huguet, A., & Miró, J. (2008) · The Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2007.10.015 · Cited by 600
von Baeyer, C. L., Spagrud, L. J., McCormick, J. C., Choo, E., Neville, K., & Connelly, M. A. (2009) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2009.03.002 · Cited by 575
Factor structure and validity of the parenting stress index-short form.
Haskett, M. E., Ahern, L. S., Ward, C. S., & Allaire, J. C. (2006) · Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology · doi:10.1207/s15374424jccp3502_14 · Cited by 556
McCracken, L. M., & Morley, S. (2014) · The Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2013.10.014 · Cited by 464
Barlow, J., & Ellard, D. R. (2006) · Child Care Health and Development · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00591.x · Cited by 444
Longitudinal Data Analyses Using Linear Mixed Models in SPSS: Concepts, Procedures and Illustrations
Shek, D. T. L., & Ma, C. M. S. (2011) · The Scientific World JOURNAL · doi:10.1100/tsw.2011.2 · Cited by 425
Problem-Solving Therapy: A Positive Approach to Clinical Intervention
D’Zurilla, T. J., & Nezu, A. M. (2006) · Cited by 424
Eccleston, C., Crombez, G., Scotford, A., Clinch, J., & Connell, H. (2004) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2003.11.008 · Cited by 418
Self-citationDevelopment of a modified treatment evaluation inventory
Kelley, M. L., Heffer, R. W., Gresham, F. M., & Elliott, S. N. (1989) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/bf00960495 · Cited by 409
Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness
Eccleston, C., Palermo, T. M., Fisher, E., & Law, E. (2012) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd009660.pub2 · Cited by 391
Self-citationParent and family factors in pediatric chronic pain and disability: An integrative approach
Palermo, T. M., & Chambers, C. T. (2005) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2005.10.027 · Cited by 384
Self-citationSystematic review of family functioning in families of children and adolescents with chronic pain
Lewandowski, A. S., Palermo, T. M., Stinson, J., Handley, S., & Chambers, C. T. (2010) · The Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2010.04.005 · Cited by 374
Self-citationGoubert, L., Eccleston, C., Vervoort, T., Jordan, A., & Crombez, G. (2006) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2006.02.035 · Cited by 340
Self-citationKazak, A. E., & Drotar, D. (1997) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/22.2.149 · Cited by 322
Sahler, O. J. Z., Fairclough, D. L., Phipps, S., Mulhern, R. K., Dolgin, M. J., Noll, R. B., Katz, E. R., Varni, J. W., Copeland, D. R., & Butler, R. W. (2005) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.73.2.272 · Cited by 282
Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness
Eccleston, C., Fisher, E., Law, E., Bartlett, J., & Palermo, T. M. (2015) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd009660.pub3 · Cited by 216
Self-citationSAHLER, O. J. Z., VARNI, J. W., FAIRCLOUGH, D. L., BUTLER, R. W., NOLL, R. B., DOLGIN, M. J., PHIPPS, S., COPELAND, D. R., KATZ, E. R., & MULHERN, R. K. (2002) · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics · doi:10.1097/00004703-200204000-00003 · Cited by 205
Logan, D. E., & Scharff, L. (2005) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj060 · Cited by 202
An online family intervention to reduce parental distress following pediatric brain injury.
Wade, S. L., Carey, J., & Wolfe, C. R. (2006) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.74.3.445 · Cited by 199
Klassen, A. F., Raina, P. S., Reineking, S., Dix, D. B., Pritchard, S., & O’Donnell, M. (2007) · Supportive Care in Cancer · doi:10.1007/s00520-007-0243-x · Cited by 179
Eccleston, C., Jordan, A., McCracken, L. M., Sleed, M., Connell, H., & Clinch, J. (2005) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2005.08.025 · Cited by 172
Self-citationPalermo, T. M., Witherspoon, D. O., Valenzuela, D., & Drotar, D. (2004) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2004.02.023 · Cited by 166
Self-citationRivera, P. A., Elliott, T. R., Berry, J. W., & Grant, J. S. (2008) · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.032 · Cited by 153
Feingold, A. (2014) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0037721 · Cited by 126
Discriminant Validity of the Parent and Child Scales of the Parenting Stress Index
Bigras, M., LaFrenière, P. J., & Dumas, J. E. (1996) · Early Education and Development · doi:10.1207/s15566935eed0702_5 · Cited by 89
Adolescent Autonomy and Family Functioning Are Associated With Headache-related Disability
Palermo, T. M., Putnam, J., Armstrong, G. H., & Daily, S. (2007) · Clinical Journal of Pain · doi:10.1097/ajp.0b013e31805f70e2 · Cited by 75
Self-citationWhen Helping Hurts: Miscarried Helping in Families of Youth With Chronic Pain
Fales, J. L., Essner, B. S., Harris, M. A., & Palermo, T. M. (2014) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsu003 · Cited by 69
Self-citationPalermo, T. M., Law, E. F., Essner, B. S., Jessen-Fiddick, T., & Eccleston, C. (2014) · Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1037/cpp0000067 · Cited by 60
Self-citationSeid, M., Varni, J. W., Gidwani, P. P., Gelhard, L. R., & Slymen, D. J. (2010) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsp133 · Cited by 56
Jordan, A. L., Eccleston, C., McCracken, L. M., Connell, H., & Clinch, J. (2007) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2007.10.007 · Cited by 54
Self-citationA confirmatory evaluation of the profile of mood states: Convergent and discriminant item validity
Reddon, J. R., Marceau, R., & Holden, R. R. (1985) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/bf00960756 · Cited by 50
Good intentions gone awry: Assessing parental "miscarried helping" in diabetes.
Harris, M. A., Antal, H. M. A., Oelbaum, R., Buckloh, L. M., White, N. H., & Wysocki, T. (2008) · Families Systems & Health · doi:10.1037/a0014232 · Cited by 44
‘You have to be a jack of all trades’: Fathers parenting their adolescent with chronic pain
Jordan, A. L., Crabtree, A., & Eccleston, C. (2015) · Journal of Health Psychology · doi:10.1177/1359105315580461 · Cited by 30
Self-citationParental Functioning in the Context of Adolescent Chronic Pain: A Review of Previously used Measures
Jordan, A. L., Eccleston, C., & Crombez, G. (2008) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsm139 · Cited by 26
Self-citationInitial validation of the Voris cocaine craving scale: A preliminary report
Smelson, D. A., McGee-Caulfield, E., Bergstein, P., & Engelhart, C. (1999) · Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199901)55:1 · Cited by 25
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness
Eccleston, C., Palermo, T. M., Fisher, E., & Law, E. (2012) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd009660.pub2 · Cited by 391
Self-citationDelivering transformative action in paediatric pain: a Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission
Eccleston, C., Fisher, E., Howard, R. F., Slater, R., Forgeron, P. A., Palermo, T. M., Birnie, K. A., Anderson, B. J., Chambers, C. T., Crombez, G., et al. (2020) · The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health · doi:10.1016/s2352-4642(20)30277-7 · Cited by 361
Self-citationPsychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents
Fisher, E., Law, E., Dudeney, J., Palermo, T. M., Stewart, G., & Eccleston, C. (2018) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd003968.pub5 · Cited by 289
Self-citationPsychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness
Law, E., Fisher, E., Eccleston, C., & Palermo, T. M. (2019) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd009660.pub4 · Cited by 207
Self-citationTransmission of risk from parents with chronic pain to offspring: An integrative conceptual model
Stone, A. L., & Wilson, A. C. (2016) · Pain · doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000637 · Cited by 165
Self-citation
Metadata
- Authors
- Palermo, T. M., Law, E. F., Bromberg, M., Fales, J., Eccleston, C., & Wilson, A. C.
- Affiliations
- Washington State University Vancouver (US)
- Seattle Children's Research Institute (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Pain
- Published
- 2016-06
- Volume
- 157
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1213-1223
- ISSN
- 0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4935529
- OpenAlex
- W2323084431
- Cited by
- 82
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5
- FWCI
- 13.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Pain (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Pure (University of Bath) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- The University of Bath Online Publications Store (The University of Bath) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R21HD065180, K24HD060068)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Problem Solving Skills Development
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- problem-solving training, parental intervention, pediatric chronic pain, adolescents, parental depression, pain catastrophizing, childhood anxiety, childhood depression, parental behavior, feasibility and acceptability
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Parents, Problem Solving, Parenting, Treatment Outcome, Chronic Pain
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
