Effect of cognitive-behavior therapy for children with functional abdominal pain: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) is the validated non-pharmacological treatment for chronic pain in pediatric patients. While some suggested CBT were comparable to the usual care in reducing children's functional abdominal pain. This meta-analysis was designed to systematically review the literature for RCTs that investigated the efficacy of CBT in children with functional abdominal pain (FAP).

Methods

PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane library were searched for papers published up to October 2022. Studies applying different CBT delivery methods (in-person, web-based, phone-based) were included in this meta-analysis to evaluate the comprehensive effectiveness of CBT compared with usual care. Weighted and standardized mean difference with the 95% confidence intervals

SUBMITTER: Huang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838415 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature