Introduction to the Special Issue: Advances in Behavioral and Psychological Pain Research in Children: From Prevention Through Chronic Pain Management
Pain is a common pediatric health problem, with severe and disabling pain occurring in 5 –10% of youth (Huguet& Miro, 2008). A wide body of psychological research describes the prevalence and impact of chronic pain during childhood and adolescence, and psychosocial and behavioral factors (e.g., pain anxiety, parent responses, sleep disturbances) associated with pain and pain-related disability. Pediatric pain has been a frequent topic of publications in theJournal of Pediatric Psychology over the past two decades (Canter, Amaro, Noser,& Roberts, 2018). The last special issue on pain in children was published in 2...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - January 10, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Examining the Stability of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Factor Structure in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis
ConclusionsThe original HADS two-factor structure demonstrated problematic fit in this sample, indicating poor discrimination between symptoms of anxiety and depression. A three-factor structure demonstrated best fit, indicating existing scoring guidelines and cutoffs would be inappropriate for use with this patient population. Use of the HADS to screen for anxiety and depression in CF could lead to an underestimation of clinically relevant symptomatology for depression and potential overestimation of anxiety symptoms. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - January 3, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Associations of ADHD Symptoms With Smoking and Alternative Tobacco Product Use Initiation During Adolescence
ConclusionsUnderstanding the psychosocial mechanisms underlying the pathway from ADHD to e-cigarette use may advance tobacco product use etiologic theory and prevention practice in the current era in which e-cigarette use is popular among youth. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - January 2, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
JPP Student Journal Club Commentary: Novel Parent Intervention Reduces Vaccine Injection Pain in Toddlers: Potential Mechanisms and Path Forward
The research and management of pediatric pain and distress during vaccine injections have witnessed tremendous improvements in the past decade, with the development of clinical practice guidelines and recommendations being adopted by the World Health Organization (McMurtry et al., 2016;Taddio et al., 2015). These improvements are particularly important given increasing rates of vaccine hesitancy and increased morbidity, which is, in part, driven by parental concerns about child pain and distress. However, significant research gaps remain, specifically in the areas of nonpharmacological parent-targeted interventions (Tadd...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - December 26, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Concurrent and Longitudinal Associations Among Temperament, Parental Feeding Styles, and Selective Eating in a Preschool Sample
ConclusionsThis study provides a novel investigation of child temperament and eating behaviors, allowing for a better understanding of how negative affectivity is associated with instrumental feeding, emotional feeding, and selective eating. These results inform interventions to improve child health. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - December 22, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
A Multimethod, Case-Controlled Study of Sleep –Wake Disturbances in Adolescents With Spina Bifida
ConclusionsAdolescents with SB are at risk for nighttime sleep disturbances and daytime fatigue. Additional research will need to identify mechanisms and adverse consequences of poor sleep to develop interventions addressing sleep deficiency. Sex-specific disparities in sleep patterns in pediatric SB is a novel finding that requires assessment of etiological underpinnings to clarify clinical implications. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - December 20, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Psychometric Properties of the Problem Areas in Diabetes: Teen and Parent of Teen Versions
ConclusionsThe PAID-T and P-PAID-T are valid, reliable, and useful measures of diabetes-specific distress for teenagers with type 1 diabetes and parents of teenagers. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - December 18, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Grit, Illness-Related Distress, and Psychosocial Outcomes in College Students With a Chronic Medical Condition: A Path Analysis
ConclusionsThis study identified grit as a positive personal asset among AYAs with chronic medical conditions. By introducing a novel construct to the AYA literature, the study expands on the integration of positive psychology and pediatric psychology and underscores the need for greater research on the role of grit in chronic medical condition populations. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - December 12, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Latent Profiles of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Elementary School-Age Youth:Associations With Health-Related Quality of Life
ConclusionsIdentification of these naturally occurring profiles suggests need for interventions early in development focused on increasing the intensity of physical activity from light to moderate-to-vigorous for at least 60 min per day as way to improve psychosocial HRQOL. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - December 11, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
JPP Student Journal Club Commentary: Toward a More Complete Understanding of Disruption and Resilience Among Latino and Non-Latino White Youth With Spina Bifida
In the current issue, Papadakis and her colleagues present a stimulating study, entitled “Psychosocial and Family Functioning among Latino Youth with Spina Bifida” (Papadakis et al., 2017) Their study examined how Latino and non-Latino White youth with spina bifida function psychosocially, as well as how family functioning, in the context of the resilience –disruption framework, impacts psychosocial functioning differentially for these youth. The resilience–disruption framework posits a culturally responsive model, where Latino youth with spina bifida may experience disruptions to typical functioning, but may also ...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - December 8, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Featured Article: Evaluating Smartphone-Based Virtual Reality to Improve Chinese Schoolchildren ’s Pedestrian Safety: A Nonrandomized Trial
ConclusionsPedestrian safety training via smartphone-based VR provides children the repeated practice needed to learn the complex skills required to cross streets safely, and also helps them improve self-efficacy to cross streets. Given rapid motorization and global smartphone penetration, plus epidemiological findings that about 75,000 children die annually worldwide in pedestrian crashes, smartphone-based VR could supplement existing policy and prevention efforts to improve global child pedestrian safety. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - December 5, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Barriers to Transition From Pediatric to Adult Care: A Systematic Review
ConclusionsEach chronic illness group experiences illness-specific challenges but certain barriers transcend chronic illness populations. Suggestions to overcome these barriers are provided. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - November 28, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Effects of Neonatal Pain and Temperament on Attention Problems in Toddlers Born Preterm
ConclusionsThe findings support the impact of neonatal pain experiences, and current toddlers ’ and mothers’ temperament characterized by poorer self-regulation on attention problems in toddlers born preterm. Developmental care in the NICU and follow-up programs after discharge are recommended to promote regulated temperament of the mother–child dyads, aiming to prevent attentional pro blems in toddlers born preterm. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - November 17, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Cognitive Function, Coping, and Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
ConclusionsThe results provide new evidence for the associations between cognitive function and coping, and the association of both of these processes with depressive symptoms in children with SCD. Findings provide potential implications for clinical practice, including interventions to improve children ’s cognitive functioning to attenuate depressive symptoms. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - November 16, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
Associations Between Parental SES and Children ’s Health-Related Quality of Life: The Role of Objective and Subjective Social Status
ConclusionOSS was confirmed to have stronger association with children ’s HRQOL than parental SSS. This is in contrast to some research on adults, raising the questions of how best to assess SSS relevant to children and at what point in development SSS may influence children’s health and well-being. The persistent relationship found between parental OSS and child h ealth suggests that efforts to improve low socioeconomic resources in families may contribute to improve children’s health. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - November 15, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research
