Table 1.

Association between pain and pain-related fear in children

Authors		Sample Size	Zero-order correlation: pain & pain-related fear	Pain-related fear	Pain rating
Martin et al., 2007	Chronic pain	n=21	−0.04	CPASS	Current
Wilson et al., 2011	Chronic pain	n=42	0.22	FABQ	Usual
Simons et al., 2011	Chronic pain	n=299	0.24	FOPQ	Average
Huguet et al., 2011	School children	n=225	0.301	PPFS	Highest (FPS-R)
	Chronic pain	n=159	0.15	PPFS	Highest (FPS-R)
Page et al., 2011	Post-surgical	n=83	0.43a	CPASS	Current
		n=69	0.36b	CPASS	Current
Simons et al., 2012	Intensive pain rehabilitation	n=134	0.15aa	FOPQ	Average
		n=122	0.30bb	FOPQ	Average
		n=110	0.43cc	FOPQ	Average
Carpino et al., 2014	Headache	N=195	0.22	FOPQ	Average

Note. CPASS=Child Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale; FABQ=Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire; FOPQ=Fear of Pain Questionnaire; FPS-R=Faces Pain Rating Scale-Revised; PPFS=Pediatric Pain Fear Scale.

¹Correlation was corrected for gender.

^a48–72 hours post-surgery,

^b2-weeks post-surgery,

^aaadmission,

^bbdischarge,

^cc1-month follow-up.