Pain is commonly experienced in those with cerebral palsy (CP), and previous research suggests an increase in behavioural and emotional problems in children experiencing pain and pain anxiety. Therefore, it was hypothesised that pain intensity and pain anxiety would predict behavioural and emotional problems in children with CP.Parents or guardians of 61 children (38 boys, 23 girls) with CP, aged 5-15 years completed an online questionnaire on pain intensity, pain anxiety and behavioural and emotional problems. Correlation and a multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to examine whether pain intensity and/or pain anxiety predicts behavioural and emotional problems.A total of 59

作者：Rio, Yamaguchi；Kathryn, Nicholson Perry；Monique, Hines

来源：Disability and rehabilitation 2014 年 36卷 2期