Chronic idiopathic musculoskeletal pain in youth: a qualitative study.
Adolescent
Chronic pain
Musculoskeletal
Qualitative research
Journal
Pediatric rheumatology online journal
ISSN: 1546-0096
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Rheumatol Online J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101248897
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Dec 2019
27 Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
09
08
2019
accepted:
13
12
2019
entrez:
29
12
2019
pubmed:
29
12
2019
medline:
1
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Chronic musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is frequent in adolescents and has major medical and social consequences. In many cases, when no cause has been clearly established, this pain may be considered to be chronic idiopathic MSP. Our study seeks to identify general criteria for this type of pain through the experience of professionals from tertiary care centers with expertise in pediatric and adolescent chronic MSP. Cross-sectional multicenter qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews of 25 professionals at a rheumatology reference center and in its network for pain management, including diverse specialists and professions. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis is used to explore the data. This approach led us to identify 10 themes organized around three superordinate themes covering different stages of the diagnostic process: 1) the medical pain history up to the consultation at the reference center; 2) the professional's subjective feelings about the clinical presentation; 3) from the clinical examination to diagnosis and treatment of chronic idiopathic MSP. The main elements guiding this diagnosis do not come from the physical examination but from the medical history and the professionals' subjective feelings, that is, their clinical judgment. The professionals' impression of uneasiness and frustration, induced by patients and their parents, is of major importance. The principal elements guiding the diagnosis of chronic idiopathic MSP do not come primarily from the physical examination but rather from the pain history and the health professional's subjective feelings. Our results suggest that the concept of Juvenile Fibromyalgia (JFM) does not appear to cover all situations of chronic idiopathic MSP in adolescence. A constellation of non-organic criteria enables diagnosis of the latter; these criteria should be validated to avoid medical nomadism and multiple investigations and to shorten the interval until patients receive optimal pain management. clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03171792, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03171792?term=LACHAL&cntry=FR&city=paris&rank=1.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Chronic musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is frequent in adolescents and has major medical and social consequences. In many cases, when no cause has been clearly established, this pain may be considered to be chronic idiopathic MSP. Our study seeks to identify general criteria for this type of pain through the experience of professionals from tertiary care centers with expertise in pediatric and adolescent chronic MSP.
METHODS
METHODS
Cross-sectional multicenter qualitative study. Semi-structured interviews of 25 professionals at a rheumatology reference center and in its network for pain management, including diverse specialists and professions. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis is used to explore the data.
RESULTS
RESULTS
This approach led us to identify 10 themes organized around three superordinate themes covering different stages of the diagnostic process: 1) the medical pain history up to the consultation at the reference center; 2) the professional's subjective feelings about the clinical presentation; 3) from the clinical examination to diagnosis and treatment of chronic idiopathic MSP. The main elements guiding this diagnosis do not come from the physical examination but from the medical history and the professionals' subjective feelings, that is, their clinical judgment. The professionals' impression of uneasiness and frustration, induced by patients and their parents, is of major importance.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The principal elements guiding the diagnosis of chronic idiopathic MSP do not come primarily from the physical examination but rather from the pain history and the health professional's subjective feelings. Our results suggest that the concept of Juvenile Fibromyalgia (JFM) does not appear to cover all situations of chronic idiopathic MSP in adolescence. A constellation of non-organic criteria enables diagnosis of the latter; these criteria should be validated to avoid medical nomadism and multiple investigations and to shorten the interval until patients receive optimal pain management.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION
BACKGROUND
clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03171792, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03171792?term=LACHAL&cntry=FR&city=paris&rank=1.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31882011
doi: 10.1186/s12969-019-0389-3
pii: 10.1186/s12969-019-0389-3
pmc: PMC6935211
doi:
Banques de données
ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT03171792']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
86Subventions
Organisme : Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
ID : CRC16123
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