Distress and resilience narratives within pain memories of adolescents and young adults with complex regional pain syndrome: A multi-method study

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a persistent, localized chronic pain condition that typically affects the extremities (57). Prevalence of CRPS in pediatric populations is estimated at 1.16/1000, with higher rates in females and peak onset during adolescence (1). As a primary pain condition, young people with CRPS report significantly elevated levels of pain compared to young people with other conditions including chronic back or abdominal pain (32). Previous literature has focused on examining pain-related disability and functioning in chronic pain more broadly (48) and also in relation to CRPS (50,52), while recent research has also begun to illustrate the protective role of resilience factors, highlighting the importance of optimism and benefit finding pediatric chronic pain (13,53).
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research