Acceptance of Pain: Associations With Depression, Catastrophizing, and Functional Disability Among Children and Adolescents in an Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program

• DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jst028
• Publication Date: 2013-05-18T20:09:41Z
• Authors: K. E. Weiss; A. Hahn; D. P. Wallace; B. Biggs; B. K. Bruce; T. E. Harrison
• Keywords: Pain catastrophizing; Depression

The aims of this study were: (1) investigate relations between pain acceptance, depressive symptoms, catastrophizing, and functional disability in pediatric patients an interdisciplinary chronic rehabilitation program, (2) examine changes acceptance from pre- to posttreatment, (3) test if predict posttreatment.112 participants, ages 11-18 years, completed the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, Adolescent Version, Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression-Children's Scale, Catastrophizing Scale Children, Functional Disability Inventory on admission completion program.Significant strong depression, were demonstrated. Participants demonstrated significant increases decreases disability. Finally, significantly predicted disability.Pain is important variable treatment pain.