ArticleBMC pediatrics2019
Associations between number of pain sites and sleep, sports participation, and quality of life: a cross-sectional survey of 1021 youth from the Midwestern United States.
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- Musculoskeletal pain in adolescents: a systematic review of predictive and associated factors.BMC pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
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- Social determinants of health at multiple socio-ecological levels and sleep health in adolescents: A scoping review.Sleep medicine reviews · 2024Article
- Impact of chronic illness caused by chikungunya fever on quality of life and functionality.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- Exposure to traumatic events and use of over-the-counter analgesics in adolescents: cross-sectional findings from the Young-HUNT study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- The complexities of the sleep-pain relationship in adolescents: A critical review.Sleep medicine reviews · 2023Review
- Participation in everyday life for young people with chronic pain in Saudi Arabia: "you feel lacking in life and you feel that time is flying by".Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Multisite Pain Is Highly Prevalent in Children with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders and Is Associated with Increased Morbidity.The Journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Pediatric recurring pain in the community: the role of children's sleep and internalizing symptoms.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Article
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- Multisite musculoskeletal pain in the general population: a cross-sectional survey.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicinaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMusculoskeletal pain in youth is common but little is known about the influence of the number of pain sites on pain characteristics. The objective of this study was to compare pain characteristics, quality of life, sleep, sport participation between adolescents without pain, those with single site pain, and those with multi-site pain and investigate the relationship between pain duration and number of pain sites.
methodsAn online survey was sent via email to 7177 possible middle- and high-school students. The students completed a survey containing questions about their pain (including location, duration, intensity, frequency), health-related quality of life, sleep quantity and quality, and sports participation. Quantitative variables were analysed with one-way ANOVAs or t-tests and qualitative variables were analysed with Pearson Chi-squared tests. Relationships were investigated with a Pearson Correlation.
resultsOf the respondents (n = 1021), 52.9% reported no pain, 17.2% reported pain in a single-site, and 29.9% reported pain in multiple sites. Those with multi-site pain reported significantly lower quality of life than both pain-free youth (p < 0.001) and those with single-site pain (p < 0.001); those with single-site pain had lower quality of life than pain-free youth (p < 0.001). Those with pain reported worse sleep than those without pain (P < 0.05). No differences in sport participation were found (p > 0.10). Those with multi-site pain reported greater intensity (p = 0.005) and duration (p < 0.001) than those with single-site pain. A positive, moderate, and significant correlation (r = 0.437, p < 0.001) was found between the pain duration and number of pain sites.
conclusionsA large percentage of youth experience regular pain that affects their self-reported quality of life and sleep, with greater effects in those with multi-site pain.
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