Pain trajectories and well-being in children and young people with cerebral palsy: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To identify 5-week pain intensity trajectories and their association with physical and psychological well-being in children/young people with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method

A cohort study was conducted with 101 Canadian children/young people with CP, of whom 49 were female, with an overall mean age of 12 years 11 months (SD 3 years 1 month), range of 8 to 18 years, and classified in any Gross Motor Function Classification System level. Self-reported pain intensity (Faces Pain Scale - Revised) was collected weekly for 5 weeks and physical and psychological well-being (KIDSCREEN-27) at baseline and 5 weeks. Statistical analyses included latent class growth and general linear models.

Results

All Gross Motor Function Classification System levels were represented (I = 40.

SUBMITTER: Shearer HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9790202 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature