Daily and Weekly Associations Among Pain Intensity, Self-Reported Activity Limitations, and Objectively Assessed Physical Activity in Youth With Acute Musculoskeletal Pain.

ABSTRACT: Monitoring recovery during acute pain episodes is useful for identifying youth at risk for pain persisting. Subjective and objective measures can assess function postinjury, but associations among these different measures and pain patterns in the acute period are unknown. To fill this gap, we examined associations among self-reported activity limitations, objectively measured physical activity, and pain intensity in 176 youth (age 11-17, 46% male) seeking health care for acute musculoskeletal pain. Participants completed 7-day electronic diaries rating daily pain intensity and activity limitations (Child Activity Limitations Interview [CALI]) while concurrently wearing an Actiwatch to record physical activity. The results revealed youth reported pain on 47.8% of days with an average intens

SUBMITTER: O'Brien JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11566727 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature