TY - JOUR
T1 - Acceptance of pain
T2 - Associations with depression, catastrophizing, and functional disability among children and adolescents in an interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program
AU - Weiss, Karen E.
AU - Hahn, Amy
AU - Wallace, Dustin P.
AU - Biggs, Bridget
AU - Bruce, Barbara K.
AU - Harrison, Tracy E.
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - Objectives The aims of this study were: (1) investigate relations between pain acceptance, depressive symptoms, catastrophizing, and functional disability in pediatric patients in an interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program, (2) examine changes in acceptance from pre-to posttreatment, and (3) test if changes in acceptance predict changes in depressive symptoms, catastrophizing, and functional disability from pre-to posttreatment. Methods 112 participants, ages 11-18 years, completed the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, Adolescent Version, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression-Children's Scale, Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Children, and Functional Disability Inventory on admission to and completion of the program. Results Significant and strong relations between acceptance, depression, catastrophizing, and functional disability were demonstrated. Participants demonstrated significant increases in acceptance and decreases in depression, catastrophizing, and functional disability. Finally, changes in acceptance significantly predicted changes in depressive symptoms, catastrophizing, and functional disability. Conclusions Pain acceptance is an important variable in the treatment of pediatric chronic pain.
AB - Objectives The aims of this study were: (1) investigate relations between pain acceptance, depressive symptoms, catastrophizing, and functional disability in pediatric patients in an interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program, (2) examine changes in acceptance from pre-to posttreatment, and (3) test if changes in acceptance predict changes in depressive symptoms, catastrophizing, and functional disability from pre-to posttreatment. Methods 112 participants, ages 11-18 years, completed the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, Adolescent Version, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression-Children's Scale, Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Children, and Functional Disability Inventory on admission to and completion of the program. Results Significant and strong relations between acceptance, depression, catastrophizing, and functional disability were demonstrated. Participants demonstrated significant increases in acceptance and decreases in depression, catastrophizing, and functional disability. Finally, changes in acceptance significantly predicted changes in depressive symptoms, catastrophizing, and functional disability. Conclusions Pain acceptance is an important variable in the treatment of pediatric chronic pain.
KW - acceptance
KW - chronic pain
KW - functional disability
KW - rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jst028
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jst028
M3 - Article
C2 - 23685451
AN - SCOPUS:84880987090
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 38
SP - 756
EP - 765
JO - Journal of pediatric psychology
JF - Journal of pediatric psychology
IS - 7
ER -