Parent responses to child pain during Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment and 1 Year Follow-up,, ✯✯✯

Impairment in youth with chronic pain is impacted by observable and unobservable (e.g. emotional and cognitive) behaviors of those around them 11,26, particularly their caregivers. Parents and other caregivers are integral to the social context of all youth, including those with chronic pain 48. Unfortunately, parents of youth with chronic pain often experience increased levels of emotional distress, interpersonal difficulties, and financial hardships 14,17,31, which may impair their ability to respond effectively to their child's pain.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research