Adolescent predictors of young adult pain and health outcomes: results from a 6-year prospective follow-up study.

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Abstract

Adolescent chronic pain may lead to persistent disability and long-term health impairments in adulthood. However, our understanding of which youth are more likely to experience adverse outcomes remains limited. To address this gap, this longitudinal cohort study examined adolescent predictors of various dimensions of young adult health and functioning, including pain, physical health, depression, anxiety, social isolation, and sleep disturbance. As part of a previous clinical trial, we recruited a cohort of adolescents (ages 11-17 years, M age = 14 years) with non-disease-related chronic pain from 15 tertiary pain clinics in North America. Approximately 6 years later, 229 of the original 273 individuals (81% participation rate) completed a follow-up survey as young adults

SUBMITTER: Murray CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12169839 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature