• Chronic pain concepts of pediatricians: a qualitative survey 

      Locher, Cosima; Wörner, Andreas; Carlander, Maria; Kossowsky, Joe; Dratva, Julia; Koechlin, Helen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01)
      Introduction: 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 ...
    • Current situation of paediatric chronic pain in Switzerland: prevalence and paediatricians’ experiences. A cross-sectional study 

      Carlander, Maria (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-07-10)
      <p><i>Background:</i> Chronic pain (CP) prevalence in children and adolescents has been increasing over the past decades. The patient-reported prevalence is around 25% depending on the methodology and location of pain. Chronic pain is defined in this study as persisting or recurrent pain that has lasted longer than three months. <p><i>Objectives:</i> To estimate the prevalence of chronic pain in ...
    • Estimating the prevalence of paediatric chronic pain in Switzerland: an online survey among paediatricians 

      Koechlin, Helen; Locher, Cosima; Carlander, Maria; Kossowsky, Joe; Woerner, Andreas; Dratva, Julia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-06)
      BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a frequent complaint in children and adolescents, with great international variation in prevalence. Paediatricians are usually the first-line contact for pain problems in children and might refer patients to other specialists or pain clinics where available. Prevalence estimates of paediatric chronic pain (paediatric chronic pain) and paediatricians’ care experiences ...