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dc.contributor.authorLocher, Cosima
dc.contributor.authorWörner, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorCarlander, Maria
dc.contributor.authorKossowsky, Joe
dc.contributor.authorDratva, Julia
dc.contributor.authorKoechlin, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-22T11:27:49Z
dc.date.available2023-08-22T11:27:49Z
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Chronic pain is a prevalent, yet underrecognized, condition in children and adolescents. A biopsychosocial framework has been widely adopted over the past decades and resulted in a new pain classification in the International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision (ICD-11). Nevertheless, little is known about pediatricians' pain concepts.<p> <p>Objectives: We explored pain concepts of Swiss pediatricians by means of a qualitative analysis.<p> <p>Method: A cross-sectional online survey was sent to clinically active Swiss pediatricians registered with the Swiss Society for Pediatrics. A case vignette of a girl with chronic musculoskeletal pain was presented and pediatricians were asked (1) what they think caused the pain, and (2) how they would explain the pain to the patient and their family. Structuring content analysis was applied to describe major themes within the answers.<p> <p>Results: The following main categories emerged: psychological factors, biological factors, unclear etiology, social context, disorder specific, and multifactorial. Most pediatricians reported the belief that psychological factors explained the pain. However, when explaining the pain to the patient, biological factors were reported most often.<p> <p>Conclusion: There is a discrepancy between pediatricians' conviction that chronic pain is mostly explained by psychological factors and their exploratory model towards patients that focuses on biological factors. Promoting the biopsychosocial framework of chronic pain is key to ensure timely and effective treatment. The new pain classification in the ICD-11 has the potential to increase the use of the biopsychosocial model.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLocher, Wörner, Carlander, Kossowsky, Dratva, Koechlin. Chronic pain concepts of pediatricians: a qualitative survey. Pain Reports. 2023;8(1):E1060
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2143376
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/PR9.0000000000001060
dc.identifier.issn2471-2531
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30175
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherLippincott, Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.journalPain Reports
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)en_US
dc.titleChronic pain concepts of pediatricians: a qualitative surveyen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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