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Pain Catastrophizing Moderates the Relationship Between Pain Sensitivity and Clinical Pain in Adolescents With Functional Abdominal Pain.
Tham, See Wan; Li, Rui; Edwards, Robert R; Palermo, Tonya M.
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  • Tham SW; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington; Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
  • Li R; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington; Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
  • Edwards RR; Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts.
  • Palermo TM; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington; Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
J Pain ; 25(9): 104549, 2024 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38657783
ABSTRACT
Pain catastrophizing has been linked to amplified pain sensitivity assessed using quantitative sensory testing (QST) in adults; pediatric data are limited, particularly in youth with functional abdominal pain (FAP). With increasing use of QST to evaluate somatosensory function and predict pain outcomes, we examined the associations between QST and clinical pain in adolescents with FAP and tested the moderating effects of pain catastrophizing. Seventy-seven adolescents (mean age 16.6 years, 85.7% female, 72.7% White, 90.8% non-Hispanic) who fulfilled diagnostic criteria for FAP completed QST assessment (pressure pain threshold and tolerance, heat pain threshold, conditioned pain modulation) and measures of abdominal pain intensity, pain interference, and pain catastrophizing. Adjusting for age and sex, only higher heat pain threshold was associated with higher abdominal pain intensity (Beta per 1-standard deviation = .54, P = .026). Contrary to hypothesis, for youth with higher pain catastrophizing, higher pressure pain tolerance was associated with greater abdominal pain intensity, but associations were not significant for youth with lower catastrophizing (P = .049). Similarly, for those with higher pain catastrophizing (in contrast to lower pain catastrophizing), higher pressure pain thresholds and tolerance were associated with higher pain interference (P = .039, .004, respectively). Results highlight the need to investigate the influence of pain catastrophizing on QST. PERSPECTIVE This study demonstrated unexpected findings of pain catastrophizing moderating the relationships between pressure pain threshold and tolerance, and clinical pain in adolescents with FAP. This raised questions regarding our understanding of psychological contributions to QST findings in pediatric populations with chronic pain.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Dimensión del Dolor / Dolor Abdominal / Umbral del Dolor / Catastrofización Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Pain Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA / PSICOFISIOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Dimensión del Dolor / Dolor Abdominal / Umbral del Dolor / Catastrofización Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Pain Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA / PSICOFISIOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos