The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial
Abstract. Introduction:. Intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT) is the best therapy available for children and adolescents affected by severe chronic pain. Psychosocial aftercare (PAC) offered for 6 months after IIPT can improve treatment outcomes for up to 12 months. Objectives:. The cur...
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| author | Lisa-Marie Rau Meltem Dogan Gerrit Hirschfeld Markus Blankenburg Michael C. Frühwald Rosemarie Ahnert Sarah Braun Ursula Marschall Boris Zernikow Julia Wager |
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| description | Abstract. Introduction:. Intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT) is the best therapy available for children and adolescents affected by severe chronic pain. Psychosocial aftercare (PAC) offered for 6 months after IIPT can improve treatment outcomes for up to 12 months.
Objectives:. The current study is the first to explore whether PAC is superior to treatment as usual at a long-term follow-up of 18 to 33 months after discharge—including when facing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methods:. A multicenter randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of PAC with follow-up assessments in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 209). Multilevel models and regression analyses explored long-term treatment effects on pain characteristics and psychological outcomes, associations of pandemic-related burden with these outcomes, and whether pandemic-related burden moderates those effects.
Results:. Patients who received PAC significantly improved treatment outcomes concerning pain characteristics and psychological well-being 18 to 33 months after IIPT discharge. A COVID-19 infection among family members or peers was associated with a lower probability of having chronic pain at long-term follow-up, whereas having missed or rescheduled health care appointments was associated with a higher probability. Positive evaluations of family time during the pandemic were associated with better psychological well-being. Regardless of pandemic-related burdens, PAC had similarly better outcomes than treatment as usual. Only for anxiety, greater burdens mitigated the advantages of PAC.
Conclusion:. Despite adverse circumstances, PAC retained its superiority long-term. Integrating PAC into routine health care to support families after IIPT should be prioritized to yield enduring treatment effects, acting as a buffer against the impacts of unpredictable adverse events. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b45a773f7b8f4021810de7e24868256b2025-01-24T09:20:44ZengWolters KluwerPAIN Reports2471-25312025-02-01101e122610.1097/PR9.0000000000001226PR90000000000001226The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trialLisa-Marie Rau0Meltem Dogan1Gerrit Hirschfeld2Markus Blankenburg3Michael C. Frühwald4Rosemarie Ahnert5Sarah Braun6Ursula Marschall7Boris Zernikow8Julia Wager9a German Paediatric Pain Centre, Children's and Adolescents' Hospital Datteln, Datteln, Germanya German Paediatric Pain Centre, Children's and Adolescents' Hospital Datteln, Datteln, Germanyc Faculty of Business, University of Applied Sciences and Art Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germanyb Department of Children's Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Witten/Herdecke University, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten, Germanye Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Bavarian Children's Pain Center, University Hospital Augsburg, Germanye Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Bavarian Children's Pain Center, University Hospital Augsburg, Germanyd Paediatric Pain Centre Baden-Württemberg, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Olgahospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germanyf Department of Medicine and Health Services Research, BARMER Health Insurance, Wuppertal, Germanya German Paediatric Pain Centre, Children's and Adolescents' Hospital Datteln, Datteln, Germanya German Paediatric Pain Centre, Children's and Adolescents' Hospital Datteln, Datteln, GermanyAbstract. Introduction:. Intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT) is the best therapy available for children and adolescents affected by severe chronic pain. Psychosocial aftercare (PAC) offered for 6 months after IIPT can improve treatment outcomes for up to 12 months. Objectives:. The current study is the first to explore whether PAC is superior to treatment as usual at a long-term follow-up of 18 to 33 months after discharge—including when facing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods:. A multicenter randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of PAC with follow-up assessments in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 209). Multilevel models and regression analyses explored long-term treatment effects on pain characteristics and psychological outcomes, associations of pandemic-related burden with these outcomes, and whether pandemic-related burden moderates those effects. Results:. Patients who received PAC significantly improved treatment outcomes concerning pain characteristics and psychological well-being 18 to 33 months after IIPT discharge. A COVID-19 infection among family members or peers was associated with a lower probability of having chronic pain at long-term follow-up, whereas having missed or rescheduled health care appointments was associated with a higher probability. Positive evaluations of family time during the pandemic were associated with better psychological well-being. Regardless of pandemic-related burdens, PAC had similarly better outcomes than treatment as usual. Only for anxiety, greater burdens mitigated the advantages of PAC. Conclusion:. Despite adverse circumstances, PAC retained its superiority long-term. Integrating PAC into routine health care to support families after IIPT should be prioritized to yield enduring treatment effects, acting as a buffer against the impacts of unpredictable adverse events.http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001226 |
| spellingShingle | Lisa-Marie Rau Meltem Dogan Gerrit Hirschfeld Markus Blankenburg Michael C. Frühwald Rosemarie Ahnert Sarah Braun Ursula Marschall Boris Zernikow Julia Wager The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial PAIN Reports |
| title | The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic long term outcomes of a randomized controlled trial |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000001226 |
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