A randomized controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioral family intervention for pediatric recurrent abdominal pain.
J Pediatr Psychol
; 30(5): 397-408, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-15944167
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate whether the combination of standard medical care (SMC) and short-term cognitive-behavioral family treatment (CBT) in the treatment of recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) was more effective than SMC alone.METHODS:
Children recently diagnosed with RAP via physician examination were randomized into SMC (n = 29) and SMC plus CBT (n = 40) groups. Outcome measures included multiple dimensions of child and parent reported child pain, somatization, and functional disability, and school absences and physician contacts.RESULTS:
Children and parents participating in the combined SMC + CBT intervention reported significantly less child and parent reported child abdominal pain than children in the SMC intervention immediately following the intervention and up to 1 year following study entry, as well as significantly fewer school absences. Significant differences in functional disability and somatization were not revealed.CONCLUSIONS:
These results, in combination with previous studies, add support to the effectiveness of CBT intervention in reducing the sensory aspects of RAP. Results are discussed with respect to the cost-benefit of integrated medical and short-term psychological services.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Abdominal
/
Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos