Treatment for Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain: An Initial Examination of Reciprocal Associations Between Pain, Functional Impairment, and Parental Distress

Author:

Calvano Claudia12ORCID,Warschburger Petra1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. University of Potsdam, Department Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Germany

2. Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Education and Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy, Germany

Abstract

Abstract Objective While cross-sectional studies underline that child and parent factors in pediatric chronic pain are reciprocally related, so far, little is known on their prospective relationship, especially in treatment contexts. This study aims to analyze directions of influence between child and parental outcomes using data from an intervention study. Methods The sample covered 109 families with children aged 7–13 years diagnosed with functional abdominal pain (FAP). Child outcomes included pain and impairment, and parental outcomes covered caregiver-specific distress including both parental personal time burden (i.e., less time available for personal needs) and emotional burden due to child’s pain (i.e., increased worries). Cross-lagged panel analyses examined the directions of the relations between child and parental outcomes across time (pretreatment T1, post-treatment T2, and 3-month follow-up and 12-month follow-up T3/T4). Results First, a significant improvement over time in all measures was observed. Cross-lagged effects were found for less parental personal time burden at T2, predicting both less pain (β = −0.254, p = .004) and less impairment (β = −0.150, p = .039) at T3. Higher baseline pain was predictive for higher parental emotional burden after treatment (β = −0.130, p = .049) and, reversely, for less emotional burden at 12-month follow-up (β = 0.261, p = .004). Conclusions Addressing parental personal time burden in FAP treatment might possibly support the improvement on the child level. Replication of results in larger samples is warranted to gain more insight into the directions of influence and, in that way, to optimize treatment for pediatric FAP.

Funder

German Research Foundation

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Developmental and Educational Psychology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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