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Social functioning and peer relationships in children and adolescents with chronic pain: A systematic review.
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154 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digital health tools in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic literature review.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2025Pooled it
- Perceived injustice and pain-related outcomes in children with pain conditions: A systematic review.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of the psychosocial factors associated with pain in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2023Pooled it
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- Lack of uniformity in the clinical assessment of children with lipomyelomeningocele: a review of the literature and recommendations for the future.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2013Pooled it
- Assessing the effect of Loving-Kindness Meditation on pain and social well-being using a randomized controlled trial design.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Assessing the impact of the iPeer2Peer program for adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a mixed-methods randomized controlled trial.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2024Trial
- Adolescent and Parent Treatment Goals in an Internet-Delivered Chronic Pain Self-Management Program: Does Agreement of Treatment Goals Matter?Journal of pediatric psychology · 2017Trial
- Alcohol use in adolescent chronic pain: Prevalence rates, perceptions of risk, and predictors of use.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Article
- Physical illnesses, mental or neurodevelopmental disorders, and multimorbidity in children: results from the Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Social Relationships and Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Healthy Adolescent Girls: An Exploratory Preliminary Study.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Observational
- Shared decision making in pain care: a systematic review study protocol of decision aids.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Group-Based Psychological Interventions for Autistic Youth with Chronic Pain: Narrative Review and Practice Considerations for Intensive Interdisciplinary Pediatric Pain Treatment.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Review
- Characterisation and non-pharmacological treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in under-18-year-olds: a scoping review.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Australian Podiatry Research in Paediatrics: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2026Review
- Assessment of Pediatric Nurses' Knowledge Regarding Pain Management in Children in Public Hospitals in Greece.Cureus · 2026Article
- Adding insult to injury: Examining the influence of peer pain-related stigma on daily functioning in youth with chronic musculoskeletal pain.The journal of pain · 2026Article
- Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Maladaptive Personality Traits in Chronic Pain Conditions: A Network Analysis Perspective.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Decoding pain and mental health patterns in youth with chronic pain during COVID-19.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeer relationships during childhood and adolescence are acknowledged to be negatively impacted by chronic pain; however, to date there has been no synthesis of this literature.
objectiveTo systematically review existing literature describing the social functioning and peer relationships in children and adolescents with recurrent or continuous chronic pain.
methodsArticles on peer relationship factors studied in samples of children and adolescents with chronic pain published in English or French were identified using EMBASE, Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO. Two independent reviewers performed initial screenings using study titles and abstracts, and reviewed each eligible article in full.
resultsOf 1740 published papers yielded by the search, 42 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the present review. Nine studies had peer relationship investigation as the primary purpose of the study; the remaining 33 examined peer relationships as part of a broader study. A range of specific and more general measures was used to examine peer relationships. Across studies, children and adolescents with chronic pain were reported to have fewer friends, be subjected to more peer victimization, and were viewed as more isolated and less likeable than healthy peers.
conclusionsChildren and adolescents with chronic pain have peer relationship deficiencies. However, the majority of studies to date measure peer relationships as part of a broader study and, thus, little attention has been paid specifically to peer relationships in this group. Additional research examining the quality of peer relationships of children and adolescents with chronic pain, as well as development of measures specifically designed to assess these relationships, is needed.
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