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Poor prognosis of child and adolescent musculoskeletal pain: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify baseline patient characteristics that are (1) associated with a poor outcome on follow-up regardless of which treatment was provided (prognosis) or (2) associated with a successful outcome to a specific treatment (treatment effect modifiers).

Design

Systematic literature review according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Web of Science, Cochrane, SportDiscus, OT Seeker and PsychInfo were searched for prospective cohort studies up to February 2019 without limitation in publication date.

Eligibility criteria

Prospective cohort studies reporting either prognostic factors or treatment effect modifiers on persistent musculoskeletal pain in 0-year-old to 19-year-old children and adolescents. Pain caused by tumours, fractures, infections, systemic and neurological conditions were excluded.

Outcome measures

Our primary outcome was musculoskeletal pain at follow-up and identification of any baseline characteristics that were associated with this outcome (prognostic factors). No secondary outcomes were declared.

Method

Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and titles. We included prospective cohort studies investigating the prognosis or treatment effect modifiers of 0-year-old to 19-year-old children and adolescents with self-reported musculoskeletal pain. Risk of bias assessment was conducted with the Quality in Prognostic Studies tool.

Results

Twenty-six studies yielding a total of 111 unique prognostic factors were included. Female sex and psychological symptoms were the most frequent investigated prognostic factors. Increasing age, generalised pain, longer pain duration and smoking were other identified prognostic factors. No treatment effect modifiers were identified.

Conclusion

Several prognostic factors are associated with a poor prognosis in children and adolescents with musculoskeletal pain. These prognostic factors may help guide clinical practice and shared decision-making. None of the included studies was conducted within a general practice setting which highlights an area in need of research.

Prospero registration number

CRD42016041378.

SUBMITTER: Pourbordbari N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661566 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Poor prognosis of child and adolescent musculoskeletal pain: a systematic literature review.

Pourbordbari Negar N Riis Allan A Jensen Martin Bach MB Olesen Jens Lykkegaard JL Rathleff Michael Skovdal MS

BMJ open 20190718 7

<h4>Objectives</h4>To identify baseline patient characteristics that are (1) associated with a poor outcome on follow-up regardless of which treatment was provided (prognosis) or (2) associated with a successful outcome to a specific treatment (treatment effect modifiers).<h4>Design</h4>Systematic literature review according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines.<h4>Data sources</h4>Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Web of Science, Cochrane, SportDiscus, OT Seek ...[more]

PMID: 31324677

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Poor prognosis of child and adolescent musculoskeletal pain: a systematic literature review.

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Design

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Eligibility criteria

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Method

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Poor prognosis of child and adolescent musculoskeletal pain: a systematic literature review.

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