Self-reported sensitivity to pain in early and moderately-late preterm-born adolescents: A community-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to compare ratings of self-reported and parent-reported pain sensitivity between early preterm (EP), moderately-late preterm (MLP), and full-term (FT) adolescents. For EP adolescents, we aimed to determine whether pain sensitivity was associated with early-life events. EP (n = 68, response rate 47.4%), MLP (n = 128, response rate 33.0%), and FT (n = 78, response rate 31.1%) adolescents and their parents (n = 277) answered an author-generated question on pain sensitivity at 14-15 years of age within a community-based cohort study. Differences between groups were determined using the chi-square test for trends. For EP adolescents, we assessed associations of treatment modalities (inotrope treatment, mechanical ventilation, and C-section) and neonatal morbidities (sepsis/necrotizing

SUBMITTER: van Dokkum NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8975215 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature