Prognosis and bio-psycho-social prognostic factors in children and adolescents with musculoskeletal pain consulting general practice.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the 12-months prognosis and prognostic factors of 8-19-year-olds with musculoskeletal pain in general practice. A prospective cohort was conducted in a setting of Danish general practice clinics. Participants were children and adolescents aged 8-19 years old consulting the general practitioner with self-reported musculoskeletal pain completed a questionnaire at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. No interventions were applied. The primary outcome was activity-limiting pain at 6 months, regardless of pain location. We included one hundred children and adolescents (median age 13 years interquartile range 12-16.5, 55% female) with a follow-up rate of 70% at 6 months and 67% at 12 months. The most common pain site was the knee. After 6 months, 36% reported activity-limitin

SUBMITTER: Pourbordbari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12129871 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature