The aims of this study are to explore what beliefs children and adolescents manifest about the cause of the pain they describe; to compare whether if there are differences between beliefs by age and by persistence of pain; and to relate explanations of the cause of pain with current scientific evidence to determine if these beliefs are erroneous.
Design: Mixed (explanatory sequential). The primary endpoint of the study were explanations of the cause of pain recorded by means of an open-ended question. Setting: The participants were school-age children attending a charted school in the province of Barcelona. Participants: Of the 345 potential school participants, 306 agreed to participate. 36 pupils were excluded when applying the eligibility criteria, so the resulting sample was of 270.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
345
When analyzing the responses to the question "Why do you think you have or have had this pain?" two themes emerged from the data: 'explanations associated with damage', and 'explanations not associated with damage'. The themes were sub-classified into sub-themes, according to the type of explanation
Laura Menés Fernández
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain
Explanations of the cause of pain
Participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire where they were asked "Do you have or have you had pain in the last month?" and "Why do you think you have or have had this pain?". The answer is an open response.
Time frame: 1 year
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