Publications by authors named "Camila Koike"
Sleep is foundational for adolescent psychosocial outcomes though often compromised by normative developmental changes and external factors. This cross-sectional study examined sleep quality as a mechanism linking stress and psychosocial outcomes and explored gender differences. Adolescents (N = 246; M=15.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Digital phenotyping is a promising methodology for capturing moment-to-moment data that can inform individually adapted and timely interventions for youths with chronic pain.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate adolescent and parent endorsement, perceived utility, and concerns related to passive data stream collection through smartphones for digital phenotyping for clinical and research purposes in youths with chronic pain.
Methods: Through multiple-choice and open-response survey questions, we assessed the perspectives of patient-parent dyads (103 adolescents receiving treatment for chronic pain at a pediatric hospital with an average age of 15.
Purpose: This study evaluated sleep quality, chronotype, and excessive diurnal somnolence in persons with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) and their possible association with clinical variables.
Methods: This cross-sectional controlled study evaluated 49 consecutive patients (65% females, mean age 27.53 years) with an electroclinical diagnosis of JME and 49 healthy controls (55% females, mean age 28.
Article Synopsis
- Youth with chronic pain often face challenges in various aspects of their life due to pain and related emotional issues.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020, some reported improvements in pain intensity and stress levels, likely due to reduced functional demands and increased family time.
- The study found that decreases in pain and pain catastrophizing were linked to changes in psychological stress and quality of life, highlighting the need for targeted treatments that address both pain management and coping strategies.
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the presence of anxiety disorder and severity of anxiety symptoms in an extensive series of consecutive patients with JME and its association with epilepsy-related factors. In addition, we evaluated the impact of anxiety and clinical variables on social adjustment.
Methods: We prospectively evaluated 112 (56.