SynthesisJournal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP2013
A systematic review of sleep in pediatric pain populations.
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- The 2026 British Society for Rheumatology guideline for pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026Guideline
- Efficacy of psychological interventions on sleep in children and adolescents with chronic pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Sleep and Pain: A Systematic Review of Studies of Mediation.The Clinical journal of pain · 2019Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological options for managing chronic musculoskeletal pain in children with pediatric rheumatic disease: a systematic review.Rheumatology international · 2018Pooled it
- Sleep problems and associated factors in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic review.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2014Pooled it
- Alcohol use in adolescent chronic pain: Prevalence rates, perceptions of risk, and predictors of use.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Article
- Sleep Health and Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with NF1: A Biopsychosocial Perspective.Cancers · 2026Article
- Polysomnography demonstrates worse sleep in children and adolescents with disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) compared to healthy children: A case-control study.Sleep medicine · 2026Article
- In the End: Associations Between Sleep Disturbance and Functional Impairment in Fibromyalgia-A Path Analysis Study.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Chronic pain negatively affects children's outcomes on the English Standardised Assessment Tests (SAT).Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Assessing relationships between cognition, sleep, and mental health in pediatric patients with chronic pain.The journal of pain · 2026Observational
- Targeting the Medial Prefrontal Cortex with Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Alleviates Adolescent Sleep-Deprivation-Induced Persistent Postsurgical Pain in Adulthood.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Genetic and Environmental Associations Among Pain, Sleep Disturbances, and Substance Use Intent in Early Adolescence.Journal of adolescence · 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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- Psychological and Psychosocial Effects of Cancer on Young Patients and Survivors in Italy: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Challenges and Meaning-Making Factors.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The emergence of sex differences in primary pain during adolescence: a conceptual developmentally-oriented biopsychosocial model and opportunities for further investigation.BMC pediatrics · 2025Review
- Youth With Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders Have More Sleep Disturbances. A School-Based Study.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Article
- Prevalence of psychiatric and sleep disorders and their impact on quality of life in children with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: an observational study.Rheumatology international · 2025Observational
- Feasibility and acceptability of self-directed, remote dim-light melatonin onset collection in pediatric patients diagnosed with chronic pain.Frontiers in sleep · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe primary aim of this systematic review was to examine the evidence for a pain-sleep relationship in children with persistent pain by reviewing studies using single and mixed pediatric persistent pain samples.
methodsElectronic searches of Medline, PubMed, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and PsycINFO were conducted to identify all relevant empirical studies. Studies were included in the review if the majority of participants were between 0 and 17 years and from one of the following pediatric pain populations: juvenile idiopathic arthritis, sickle cell disease, migraine/headache, functional abdominal pain, juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome, chronic musculoskeletal pain, or mixed populations including the aforementioned conditions.
resultsResearch from single and mixed sample studies support the hypothesis that children and adolescents with persistent pain suffer from sleep impairment. Literature addressing factors that may influence or mediate the pain-sleep relationship and the functional outcomes of the pain-sleep relationship was reviewed, and a model of the interrelationships with pain and sleep was developed.
conclusionFindings from this review highlight the need to assess and treat sleep problems in children presenting with persistent pain. Health care providers should consider conducting routine sleep screenings, including a comprehensive description of sleep patterns and behaviors obtained through clinical interview, sleep diaries, and/or the use of standardized measures of sleep. Future research focusing on investigating the mechanisms associating sleep and pediatric persistent pain and on functional outcomes of poor sleep in pediatric pain populations is needed.
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