Identifying Chronic Pain Subgroups in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A Cluster-Analytic Approach.

Objectives: Youth with sickle cell disease (SCD) and chronic pain, defined in this study as pain on most days for 3 months, experience variability in daily pain and physical and psychosocial functioning. This study aimed to (1) empirically derive chronic pain subgroups based on pain characteristics among youth with chronic SCD pain; and (2) investigate derived subgroups for differences in sociodemographics, clinical characteristics, and psychosocial and functional outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Youth with chronic SCD pain (n=62, Mage =13.

Implementation of Electronic Psychosocial Screening Among Caregivers in Pediatric Oncology.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the reach and implementation of an electronic psychosocial screening program among caregivers of pediatric oncology patients, as well as characterize caregiver distress.

Methods: Participants (N = 2,013) included caregivers of patients age 0-17.99 years presenting across 9,280 outpatient oncology visits (median = 2; range = 1-52) from September 2018 to June 2019.

The distinct longitudinal impact of pain catastrophizing on pain interference among youth living with sickle cell disease and chronic pain.

Youth living with chronic sickle cell disease (SCD) pain are at risk for psychosocial distress and high levels of pain catastrophizing that contribute to functional impairment. This study aimed to identify the unique long-term impact of pain catastrophizing on pain impairment among youth with SCD. Youth with chronic SCD pain (N = 63, 10-18 years old, 58.