Prevalence of recurrent complaints of pain among Greek schoolchildren and associated factors: A population‐based study

Abstract

The results are indicative of the prevalence of RCP in Greek schoolchildren. This study enlightens the psychosocial component of RCP and emphasizes the importance of gathering information on children's social background in medical settings.

Somatic symptoms, severe mood dysregulation, and aggressiveness in preschool children

“…In other studies, the frequency of stomachache was about 10%, very similar to what has been found in other studies [27,41]. The gender analysis showed no significant differences, corroborating most previous research [2,8,10,22,27,41].…”

“…There is a tendency to have no differences until late childhood and puberty, when symptoms are more common in girls than in boys, especially the closer they get to adolescence [2,8,10,17,22,27,41]. Nevertheless, Rask et al [42] found gender differences in preschool children, and girls showed more recurrent physical complaints.…”

“…Bakoula et al [2] explored recurrent pain in an epidemiological sample and found a prevalence of 7.2%. Zuckerman et al [47] analyzed recurrent headaches and stomachaches in preschool children and found a frequency of 3% and 9%, respectively.…”

Self-reported quality of life of 8–12-year-old children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional European study

“…42,43 In our sample, 54% had experienced pain in the previous week, a higher prevalence than in the general population. [44][45][46] However, we did not study the source of the pain, which could be similar to the general pains that all children experience. Furthermore, children with poor QoL might per ceive pain diff erently or report emotional distress as pain.…”

Kırsal ve kentsel alanlarda yaşayan 11 ve 13 yaşlarındaki öğrencilerin sağlık durumları ve sağlık davranışları arasındaki farklılıklar: Türkiye sağlık davranışları araştırması 2006 sonuçları

“…Gençler, eriflkin döneme geçifl sürecinde pek çok zorlukla bafl etmek zorunda kal›rlar ve sa¤l›kl› olmalar› onlar›n zorluklarla etkin bir flekilde bafl edebilmelerini kolaylaflt›r›r. Ancak, araflt›rmalar, ergenlerin madde kullan›m›, diyet yapma, ö¤ün atlama, besin de¤eri yüksek yiyecekler yerine enerjisi yo¤un yiyecekleri tüketme, yeterince fiziksel etkinlikte bulunmama, düzenli difl f›rçalamama ve zorbal›k gibi pek çok sa¤l›¤› riske atan davran›fllar nedeni ile sa¤l›k-lar›n› k›sa ya da uzun sürede riske att›klar›n› göstermekte-dir (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14).…”