BACKGROUND: Peer relationships during childhood and adolescence are acknowledged
to be negatively impacted by chronic pain; however, to date there has been no synthesis of …

Every infant, child, and adolescent will experience pain at times throughout their life.
Childhood pain ranges from acute to chronic, and includes procedural, disease-related, …

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain negatively affects an adolescent’s life; however, little is known
about the social impact of chronic pain for adolescents. More is known about the general …

Adults with chronic pain cite social support (SS) as an important resource. Research has
mostly focused on general SS or pain-specific solicitousness, resulting in a limited …

Adolescents with chronic pain frequently perceive a lack of support from friends. Support from
a peer with a shared experience has been found to provide emotional, informational, and …

Adolescents with chronic pain are often socially isolated, having never met others with chronic
pain, and often feel misunderstood by healthy peers. Adolescence is a sensitive period for …

BACKGROUND: Published reports of substantial rates of moderate to severe pediatric
inpatient pain tend to overlook lower-intensity pain that may be clinically significant.OBJECTIVE: …

Background Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) are at risk for physical,
emotional, social and role challenges that negatively impact quality of life. Peer mentoring has …

Adolescents with chronic pain are at risk for impairment in their friendships. They miss out
on leisure activities, have increased school absence, may have fewer friends, are at an …

Culture is commonly regarded as a factor in pain behaviour and experience, but the meaning
of the term is often unclear. There is little evidence that pain perception is modified by …