TABLE 2.
Prevalence, major sources and location of current, worst and usual pain
|
Current
|
Worst
|
Usual
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | |
| Prevalence of pain | ||||||
| Any pain (>0/10) | 50 (47) | 100 (93) | 77 (72) | |||
| Clinically significant pain* | 8 (8) | 5.75±2.25 | 66 (62) | 8.00±1.92 | 26 (24) | 6.27±2.15 |
| Below clinically significant pain | 42 (39) | 3.02±1.66 | 34 (32) | 5.18±2.52 | 51 (48) | 3.49±1.83 |
| Sources of any pain (>0/10) | ||||||
| Disease-related pain (eg, Crohn disease) | 21 (42) | 29 (29) | 33 (43) | |||
| Procedure-related pain (eg, surgery, tubes) | 24 (48) | 56 (56) | 32 (42) | |||
| Everyday discomfort (eg, teething, hunger) | 2 (4) | 8 (8) | 9 (12) | |||
| Don’t know/unsure | 3 (6) | 7 (7) | 3 (4) | |||
| Location of any pain (>0/10) | ||||||
| Abdomen/groin | 20 (40) | 36 (36) | 33 (43) | |||
| Legs/feet | 8 (19) | 10 (10) | 8 (10) | |||
| Chest | 7 (14) | 12 (12) | 10 (13) | |||
| Head | 4 (8) | 8 (8) | 5 (7) | |||
| Face | 2 (4) | 9 (9) | 8 (10) | |||
| Lower back/buttocks | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |||
| Neck | 1 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | |||
| Arms/hands | 1 (2) | 17 (17) | 2 (3) | |||
| Spine/upper back | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | |||
| Multiple locations | 3 (6) | 3 (3) | 4 (5) | |||
| No location (ie, “emotional pain”) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |||
*
Pain above each patient’s personal pain treatment threshold was classified as clinically significant pain (17). Mean (± SD) patient pain treatment threshold was 4.69±2.52; thus, the cut-off for determining clinical significance varied among children