The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Youth with Chronic Pain and Their Parents: A Longitudinal Examination of Who Are Most at Risk.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Chronic pain and mental illness in youth and parents are poised to reach new heights amidst the societal and healthcare impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence from natural disasters (i.e., hurricanes) suggests that a degree of personal impact and individual personality may moderate the effects of high stress events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, on mental health.

Methods

In a pre-existing cohort of 84 youth with chronic pain (M_age = 14.39; 12-18 years; 67.8% female) and 90 parents (86.7% female), we examined changes in youth pain interference and youth and parent mental health (depression, anxiety) from before to during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the influence of personal impact of the pandemic (i.e., financial, familial, h

SUBMITTER: Birnie KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9139609 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature