2025
Biopsychosocial risk factors for pain in early phases of pediatric cancer treatment
Klages K, James R, Kain Z, Phipps S, Alberts N, Fortier M. Biopsychosocial risk factors for pain in early phases of pediatric cancer treatment. Frontiers In Psychology 2025, 16: 1507560. PMID: 40365620, PMCID: PMC12069430, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1507560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric cancer treatmentBiopsychosocial risk factorsPain interferencePain catastrophizingChild's electronic medical recordPain intensitySocial context of patientsAssociated with increased pain interferenceAssociated with increased pain intensityPhysical aspects of painParent-proxy questionnaireDecreased physical functionImprove pain managementElevated depressive symptomsRisk factorsBiopsychosocial treatment approachCancer-related dataElectronic medical recordsChild pain catastrophizingSelf-report questionnairesDate of diagnosisCancer treatmentContext of patientsPhysical functionPsychosocial factors
2024
Psychosocial Dimensions of Pain Disparities in Youth Diagnosed with Unspecified Abdominal Pain in an Emergency Department
Martin S, Heyming T, Fortier M, Kain Z. Psychosocial Dimensions of Pain Disparities in Youth Diagnosed with Unspecified Abdominal Pain in an Emergency Department. Journal Of Pain 2024, 104729. PMID: 39510489, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain-related impairmentPediatric emergency departmentLevels of pain-related impairmentPain catastrophizingEmergency departmentLogistic regression analysisPediatric emergency department populationPain interference scaleSocioeconomically diverse populationTrait anxietyChild pain catastrophizingCross-sectional studyAssociated with likelihoodAssociated with painCaregiver anxietyRegression analysisAbdominal painCare inequitiesMultivariate logistic regression analysisPain disparitiesSeverity levelsChild internalizing symptomsOutcome disparitiesPsychosocial dimensionsInterference Scale
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply