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Social context of pain in children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome: parental pain history and family environment.

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Schanberg, LE; Keefe, FJ; Lefebvre, JC; Kredich, DW; Gil, KM
Published in: Clin J Pain
June 1998

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe parental pain history and the family environment as it relates to the functional status of children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome (JPFS). DESIGN AND OUTCOME MEASURES: Twenty-nine parents of children with JPFS completed a pain history questionnaire, Von Korff Chronic Pain Grading system, and the Family Environment Scale (FES). Twenty-one adolescents with JPFS completed the FES, the Visual Analogue Scale for Pain, the modified Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire for Children, the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales, and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised. Correlational analyses were performed. RESULTS: Parents of children with JPFS reported multiple chronic pain conditions, including but not limited to fibromyalgia. Parental pain history and the family environment correlated with the health status of adolescents with JPFS. Children with JPFS perceived the family environment as significantly more cohesive than did their parents. Greater incongruence between parent and child responses on the FES positively correlated with greater impairment. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that family environment and parental pain history ày be related to how children cope with JPFS. Behavioral interventions targeting the family may improve the long-term functional status of children with JPFS.

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Clin J Pain

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0749-8047

Publication Date

June 1998

Volume

14

Issue

2

Start / End Page

107 / 115

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Environment
  • Self Concept
  • Parents
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain
  • Middle Aged
  • Medical Records
  • Humans
  • Health Status
 

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Schanberg, L. E., Keefe, F. J., Lefebvre, J. C., Kredich, D. W., & Gil, K. M. (1998). Social context of pain in children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome: parental pain history and family environment. Clin J Pain, 14(2), 107–115. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002508-199806000-00004
Schanberg, L. E., F. J. Keefe, J. C. Lefebvre, D. W. Kredich, and K. M. Gil. “Social context of pain in children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome: parental pain history and family environment.Clin J Pain 14, no. 2 (June 1998): 107–15. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002508-199806000-00004.
Schanberg LE, Keefe FJ, Lefebvre JC, Kredich DW, Gil KM. Social context of pain in children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome: parental pain history and family environment. Clin J Pain. 1998 Jun;14(2):107–15.
Schanberg, L. E., et al. “Social context of pain in children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome: parental pain history and family environment.Clin J Pain, vol. 14, no. 2, June 1998, pp. 107–15. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00002508-199806000-00004.
Schanberg LE, Keefe FJ, Lefebvre JC, Kredich DW, Gil KM. Social context of pain in children with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome: parental pain history and family environment. Clin J Pain. 1998 Jun;14(2):107–115.

Published In

Clin J Pain

DOI

ISSN

0749-8047

Publication Date

June 1998

Volume

14

Issue

2

Start / End Page

107 / 115

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Environment
  • Self Concept
  • Parents
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain
  • Middle Aged
  • Medical Records
  • Humans
  • Health Status