Sex-related influences on pain and analgesia have become a topic of tremendous scientific
and clinical interest, especially in the last 10 to 15 years. Members of our research group …

We present a detailed framework for understanding the numerous and complicated
interactions among psychological and social determinants of pain through examination of …

Background Reports of the overall chronic pain prevalence and its associated demographic
characteristics among adolescents vary greatly across existing studies. Using internationally …

Background Negative trends in adolescent mental and subjective health are a challenge to
public health work in Sweden and worldwide. Self-reported mental and subjective health …

This study was designed to (1) provide information on the prevalence of pediatric pain as
well as other pain related characteristics in a sample of schoolchildren, and (2) study the …

Background Little is known about the quality of life (QoL) of disabled children. We describe
self-reported QoL of children with cerebral palsy, factors that influence it, and how it …

Background A common belief is that pain is uncommon and short lived in adolescents.
However, the burden of pain in adolescents is unclear because of limitations in previous …

Background Prevalence of pain as a recurrent symptom in children is known to be high, but
little is known about children with high impairment from chronic pain seeking specialized …

The aims of this study were to: 1) estimate the prevalence of chronic pain (CP) and high
impact chronic pain (HICP) in a community sample of children and adolescents; and 2) …

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of self-reported chronic idiopathic
pain among adolescents in relation to age and gender, and to explore how pain interferes …