Prevalence and prognostic factors of musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents in São Paulo City

• Grant number: 19/12049-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: July 01, 2019
• End date: December 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Tiê Parma Yamato
• Grantee: Verônica Souza Santos
• Host Institution: Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação, Pesquisa e Extensão. Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/17484-1 - Prevalence and prognostic factors of musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents in São Paulo city, AP.JP
• Associated scholarship(s): 22/08398-2 - Musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents: an analysis plan for a cohort study and for a systematic review of measurement properties, BE.EP.DD

Abstract

Musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents represents an enormous burden worldwide, being one of the main reasons for years lived with disability, school absence and time off physical activity. Previous studies show that the impact of the pain during childhood seems strongly associated with consequences in adult life, such as chronic pain and poor health (e.g., mental health disorders, Obesity and smoking habits). However, data from prevalence andprognosis of pain in children and adolescents is scarce and often hampered by limitations in the population and prognostic outcomes. The aims of this project are to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents; and to determine the prognosis for children and adolescents with musculoskeletal pain. A cross-sectional study will be firstly performed (study 1) to understand the prevalence and the magnitude of musculoskeletal pain in Brazilian children and adolescents. Then, we will conduct a prospective cohort study with follow-up measures at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after the baseline assessment to investigate the prognosis of this condition (study 2). This project will provide a better understanding of pain in children and adolescents, with the potential to contribute to the development of future strategies to prevent and manage pain. The prospective study will provide us valuable information on the course ofmusculoskeletal pain (i.e., what happens to pain, symptoms, and consequences over time), and the prognostic factors (i.e., impact of pain, psychosomatic symptoms, lifestyle, quality of life, and sleep) to predict which portion of children and adolescents will recovery as well as who isat risk of non-recovery, who had severe symptoms, who increased health care usage, or those that had a poor prognosis for other reasons. This information is essential to establish which part of the population needs further treatment and which part of the population will improve, for example, over time even with no treatment. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SANTOS, VERONICA SOUZA; KAMPER, STEVEN J.; APARECIDA CAMARGO, BARBARA ISABEL; LEITE, MARIANA NASCIMENTO; SARAGIOTTO, BRUNO T.; COSTA, LEONARDO O. P.; YAMATO, TIE P.. Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the psychosomatic questionnaire for children and adolescents with musculoskeletal pain into Brazilian-Portuguese. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, v. 26, n. 3, p. 9-pg., 2022-05-01. (20/03629-0, 17/17484-1, 19/12049-0, 19/10330-4)

SANTOS, VERONICA SOUZA; DOWNIE, ARON; KAMPER, STEVEN J.; YAMATO, TIE P.. A new version of a measurement for presence and impact of pain in children and adolescents-Presence and impact of pain in Kids (PIP-KIDS) questionnaire: Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties into Brazilian-Portuguese. MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, v. 65, p. 9-pg., 2023-05-12. (17/17484-1, 19/10330-4, 19/12049-0)