Efficacy of a Brief Relaxation Training Intervention for Pediatric Recurrent Abdominal Pain

Autor/inn/en	Bell, Katrina M.; Meadows, Elizabeth A.
Titel	Efficacy of a Brief Relaxation Training Intervention for Pediatric Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Quelle	In: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 20 (2013) 1, S.81-92 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-7229
DOI	10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.03.003
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Retraining; Curriculum Development; Pain; Anxiety; Relaxation Training; Coaching (Performance); Intervals; Pediatrics; Outcomes of Treatment; Psychoeducational Methods; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Disabilities; Parent Attitudes; Children; Primary Health Care + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umschulung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Schmerz; Angst; Entspannungstraining; Klinische Sozialpädiatrie; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Handicap; Behinderung; Elternverhalten; Child; Kind; Kinder; Gesundheitsvorsorge
Abstract	This study is a preliminary investigation of the efficacy of a brief intervention for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) via a multiple baseline across subjects design. The intervention consisted of a single 1-hour session including psychoeducation and coaching of breathing retraining; the length, duration, and content of the intervention were designed with a goal of maximum portability to primary-care settings. Five children with recurrent abdominal pain participated in this study, 1 of whom served as a pilot participant. Children received the intervention at 1-week intervals. Parent and child reports of each child's abdominal pain, general somatic complaints, functional disability, and anxiety were collected throughout the study. All children participated in a 3-month follow-up session. Results indicated that this brief intervention was successful in lessening abdominal pain, as demonstrated by decreased Abdominal Pain Index (API) scores in two children and decreased abdominal pain following breathing retraining practice in all children. The intervention was also successful in decreasing some children's general somatic symptoms. Functional disability and anxiety symptoms remained consistent for all children throughout the study, which may be due to low levels of these symptoms pretreatment. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10