Observational studyBMC primary care2022
Bio-psycho-social characteristics and impact of musculoskeletal pain in one hundred children and adolescents consulting general practice.
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The Danish Child and Adolescent Musculoskeletal Pain (ChiBPS) Cohort: Protocol for a Prospective Nationwide Cohort Study in General Practice
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- The profile of young people seeking chiropractic care: a secondary analysis of data.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2026Observational
- The characteristics and health service utilization of adolescents with low back pain in a suburban pediatric health care system: analysis of health records data.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Article
- Co-creating support for adolescents with long-lasting pain: findings from workshops with adolescents, parents, and professionals.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Understanding School Presenteeism and Absence in Adolescents Affected by Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Qualitative Study.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Prognosis and bio-psycho-social prognostic factors in children and adolescents with musculoskeletal pain consulting general practice.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
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- Understanding the importance of therapeutic alliance during physiotherapy treatment for musculoskeletal pain in children: a scoping review.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Competences to self-manage low back pain among care-seeking adolescents from general practice - a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- Associations between pain, health, and lifestyle factors in 10-year-old boys and girls from a Swedish birth cohort.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Exploring User Visions for Modeling mHealth Apps Toward Supporting Patient-Parent-Clinician Collaboration and Shared Decision-making When Treating Adolescent Knee Pain in General Practice: Workshop Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundEight percent of all child and adolescent general practice consultations are due to musculoskeletal conditions, with pain as the most frequent symptom. Despite the commonality of musculoskeletal pain, limited knowledge exists about care-seeking children and adolescents with musculoskeletal pain. The purpose of this study was to describe characteristics of children and adolescents consulting their general practitioner with musculoskeletal pain.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study based on baseline data from the child and adolescent musculoskeletal pain cohort study (ChiBPS), carried out in 17 Danish general practice clinics. Patients aged 8-19 years who had musculoskeletal pain when consulting their general practitioner were recruited. Participants completed a questionnaire on demographics, physical activity, pain impact, psychosocial factors, and expectations of their general practitioner. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize data. Normally distributed continuous data were described using mean and standard deviation while non-normally data were described using median and interquartile range (IQR).
resultsWe included 100 participants (54% female, median age 13 [IQR: 12-16.5 years]). Frequent pain sites limiting activity were knee (56%), back (20%), ankle (19%), and neck (13%). Most participants (63%) consulted their general practitioner due to inability to use their body as usual, due to pain. Median pain duration at consultation was 5 months [IQR: 3 weeks-1 year]. More than a third were often/sometimes nervous (34%), worried or anxious (33%), and took pain medication (33%). Pain impeded ability to participate in sport activities at school (79%) and disturbed spare time activities (88%). Pain also made it difficult to concentrate for 58%, and to fall asleep for 38%. Only 38% expected a pain free long-term future.
conclusionThis study demonstrates the bio-psycho-social impact of musculoskeletal pain in care-seeking children and adolescents. Demographics, pain characteristics, psychosocial characteristics, and physical characteristics should be included in addressing children and adolescents with musculoskeletal pain.
trial registrationThe ChiBPS study was pre-registered before participant recruitment ( ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03678922) date: 09.20.18.
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