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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on August 10, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj060
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org
Received July 21, 2004
Accepted July 28, 2004

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Relationships Between Family and Parent Characteristics and Functional Abilities in Children with Recurrent Pain Syndromes: An Investigation of Moderating Effects on the Pathway from Pain to Disability

Deirdre E. Logan PhD1* and Lisa Scharff PhD1

1 Department of Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital Boston; Harvard University Medical School

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Deirdre E. Logan, E-mail: deirdre.logan{at}childrens.harvard.edu


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Objective To identify family characteristics associated with children’s ability to function with recurrent pain. Methods Seventy-eight children ages 7-17 years with recurrent pain syndromes [migraine headache or recurrent abdominal pain (RAP)] were recruited from clinic settings. Children completed pain diaries and the Functional Disability Inventory (FDI). Mothers and fathers completed self-report measures of psychological distress, and mothers reported on family environment. Results Controlling for the influence of pain intensity, family environment and parental distress jointly predicted children’s ability to function with pain. Among children with migraine, family environment moderated the relationship between pain and functional disability; in this group, greater pain associated with more functional disability in children from disruptive family environments, but not in children from more adaptive family environments. Conclusions For some pediatric recurrent pain sufferers, family characteristics associate with the extent of pain-related disability and may help identify children likely to experience more impaired functioning in response to recurrent pain.

Keywords: children and adolescents; family environment; functional disability; recurrent pain.
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