Abstract
This review aimed to identify childhood and adolescence risk and prognostic factors associated with onset and persistence of persistent abdominal pain and related disability and assess quality of the evidence. While findings suggest a possible role for negative emotional symptoms and parental mental health as risk and prognostic factors for onset and persistence of persistent abdominal pain, the evidence is of poor quality overall and nonexistent when it comes to prognostic factors associated with disability. Conclusion: Further research is needed to increase confidence in existing evidence and to explore new factors. This research will inform prevention.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 545-553 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant #226950). We want to thank Dr. Susan Tupper (Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada) and Dr. Katherine Harman (School of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, Canada) for their advice on using the WHO ICF-CY. We also want to acknowledge Charlene Soobiah (CS) for her assistance during screening and data extraction.
Publisher Copyright:
©2016 Foundation Acta Pædiatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
