Adverse childhood experiences and multisite pain among adolescents in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Childhood adversity can have a lasting negative impact throughout one's life. Youth with pain conditions consistently report a higher rate of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) when compared with their healthy peers. Adolescents experiencing pain in more than 1 region tend to have greater symptom burden and reduced quality of life. Research on the association between ACEs and multisite pain in adolescents is sparse.

Objectives

The objective of our study was to investigate the association between cumulative ACEs and self-report of multisite pain in early adolescence using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study.

Methods

We used a 19-region body map to evaluate the presence of regional pain (1-2 regions) and multisite pain (≥3 regions).

SUBMITTER: Smith T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12040063 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature