Problem Solving Skills Training For Parent Caregivers of Youth With Chronic Pain
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain, Migraine Headaches, Pain |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal, Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 10 - 17 |
| Updated: | 7/11/2015 |
| Start Date: | May 2012 |
| End Date: | August 2014 |
| Contact: | Tonya M. Palermo, PhD |
| Email: | tonya.palermo@seattlechildrens.org |
| Phone: | 206-884-4208 |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of problem-solving
skills training (PSST) to reduce distress and increase coping abilities among parents of
youth with chronic pain. We hypothesize that parents will complete the PSST intervention and
will find it to be an acceptable and satisfactory treatment. We also hypothesize that
parents who receive PSST will have less distress and better coping skills than parents who
receive standard care, and that children of parents who receive PSST will have better
physical and emotional functioning than children of parents who receive standard care.
skills training (PSST) to reduce distress and increase coping abilities among parents of
youth with chronic pain. We hypothesize that parents will complete the PSST intervention and
will find it to be an acceptable and satisfactory treatment. We also hypothesize that
parents who receive PSST will have less distress and better coping skills than parents who
receive standard care, and that children of parents who receive PSST will have better
physical and emotional functioning than children of parents who receive standard care.
Chronic pain affects 25-40% of children and adolescents, and results in significantly lower
quality of life for these youth. Parents play an important role in how their children cope
with chronic pain, and can also experience their own distress related to their child's
illness. Parental psychological distress is widely recognized to be associated with poorer
child adjustment. However, no interventions have been developed specifically to treat
psychological distress in parents of children with chronic pain. Problem-solving skills
training (PSST) has been shown to result in significant reductions in parental distress
among caregivers of children with other types of chronic illness such as cancer. The purpose
of this study is to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of PSST for parents of
youth with chronic pain.
quality of life for these youth. Parents play an important role in how their children cope
with chronic pain, and can also experience their own distress related to their child's
illness. Parental psychological distress is widely recognized to be associated with poorer
child adjustment. However, no interventions have been developed specifically to treat
psychological distress in parents of children with chronic pain. Problem-solving skills
training (PSST) has been shown to result in significant reductions in parental distress
among caregivers of children with other types of chronic illness such as cancer. The purpose
of this study is to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of PSST for parents of
youth with chronic pain.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Child age 10-17 years
- Child's pain present for at least 3 months duration
- Pain occurs at least 1 time per week and interferes with daily functioning
- Pain is not related to a chronic disease
- Receiving evaluation or treatment in a pediatric pain clinic
- Literate in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- A serious comorbid chronic condition in the child (e.g., diabetes, arthritis, cancer)
- Non-English speaking
- Parent has lived with the child for less than one year
- Parent has active psychosis or suicidal ideation
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