The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 322-326 , March 2009

A Prospective School-based Study of Abdominal Pain and Other Common Somatic Complaints in Children

  • Miguel Saps, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • Department of Computer Science, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Miguel Saps, MD, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza Box 65, Chicago, IL 60614
    • ,
  • Roopa Seshadri, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Marcelo Sztainberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computer Science, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Gilda Schaffer, PsyD

      Affiliations

    • Northern Illinois Psychological Services, Northbrook, IL
    • ,
  • Beth M. Marshall, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Carlo Di Lorenzo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

Received 5 May 2008 ,Revised 25 July 2008 ,Accepted 25 September 2008.

References 

  1. Apley J, Naish N. Recurrent abdominal pains: a field survey of 1000 school children. Arch Dis Child. 1958;33:165–170
  2. Mortimer MJ, Kay J, Jaron A. Clinical epidemiology of childhood abdominal migraine in an urban general practice. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1993;35:243–248
  3. Lundby L, Sandbaek A, Juul S. [Recurrent abdominal pain in schoolchildren 9-12 years of age]. Ugeskr Laeger. 1990;152:2851–2854
  4. Kokkonen J, Haapalahti M, Tikkanen S, Karttunen R, Savilahti E. Gastrointestinal complaints and diagnosis in children: a population-based study. Acta Paediatr. 2004;93:880–886
  5. Perquin CW, Hazebroek-Kampschreur AA, Hunfeld JA, van Suijlekom-Smit LW, Passchier J, van der Wouden JC. Chronic pain among children and adolescents: physician consultation and medication use. Clin J Pain. 2000;16:229–235
  6. Perquin CW, Hunfeld JA, Hazebroek-Kampschreur AA, van Suijlekom-Smit LW, Passchier J, Koes BW, et al. Insights in the use of health care services in chronic benign pain in childhood and adolescence. Pain. 2001;94:205–213
  7. Saps M, Sztainberg M, Di Lorenzo C. A prospective community-based study of gastroenterological symptoms in school-age children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2006;43:477–482
  8. Apley J, Hale B. Children with recurrent abdominal pain: how do they grow up?. Br Med J. 1973;3:7–9
  9. Bell A, Rosen L, Synlacht D. Turancy intervention. J Res Develop Educat. 1994;27:203–211
  10. Caldas SJ. Reexamination of input and process factor effects of public school achievement. J Educ Res. 1993;86:206–214
  11. Lamdin DJ. Evidence of student attendance as an independent variable in education production functions. J Educ Res. 1996;115–162
  12. Robins LM, Ratcliff KS. The long-term outcome of truancy. In:  Hersov L,  Berg I editor. Out of school: Modern perspecitves in truancy and school refusal. New York: John Wiley; 1980;p. 65–83
  13. Bell ML, Kelley-Baker T, Rider R, Ringwalt C. Protecting you/protecting me: effects of an alcohol prevention and vehicle safety program on elementary students. J Sch Health. 2005;75:171–177
  14. Hawkins JD, Herrenkohl T, Farrington DP. A review of predictors of youth violence. In:  Loeber R,  Farrington DP editor. Serious and violten juvenile offenders. Thousand Oaks: Sage; 1998;p. 30–46
  15. McCord J, Ensminger ME. Multiple risks and comorbidity in African American population. Crim Behav Ment Health. 1997;7:339–352
  16. Apley J. The child with abdominal pains. 2nd ed.. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1975;
  17. Stordal K, Nygaard EA, Bentsen BS. Recurrent abdominal pain: a five-year follow-up study. Acta Paediatr. 2005;94:234–236
  18. Walker LS, Garber J, Van Slyke DA, Greene JW. Long-term health outcomes in patients with recurrent abdominal pain. J Pediatr Psychol. 1995;20:233–245
  19. Wyllie R, Kay M. Causes of recurrent abdominal pain. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1993;32:369–371
  20. Drossman DA, Li Z, Andruzzi E, Temple RD, Talley NJ, Thompson WG, et al. U.S. householder survey of functional gastrointestinal disorders (Prevalence, sociodemography, and health impact). ig Dis Sci. 1993;38:1569–1580
  21. Kovacs M. The Children's Depression Inventory. Psychopharmacol Bull. 1985;21:995–998
  22. Spielberger CD. Manual for the Strait-Anxiety Inventory for children. Palo Alto: Consulting Psychologist Press; 1973;
  23. Garber J, Walker LS, Zeman J. Somatization symptoms in a community sample of children and adolescents: further validation of the Children's Somatization Inventory. Psychol Assess. 1991;3:588–595
  24. Walker LS, Greene JW. The functional disability inventory: measuring a neglected dimension of child health status. J Pediatr Psychol. 1991;16:39–58
  25. Varni JW, Seid M, Kurtin PS. PedsQL 4.0: reliability and validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 generic core scales in healthy and patient populations. Med Care. 2001;39:800–812
  26. Walker LS, Smith CA, Garber J, Van Slyke DA. Development and calidation of the Pain Response Inventory for Children. Psychol Assess. 1997;9:392–405
  27. Labor USDo. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_16980.htm#b00-0000Accessed May 18, 2007
  28. United States Department of Labor BoLS. www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes399011.htmAccessed May 16, 2007
  29. Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS. Emergency medicine: a comprehensive study guide. 6th ed.. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2004;
  30. Hyams JS, Burke G, Davis PM, Rzepski B, Andrulonis PA. Abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents: a community-based study. J Pediatr. 1996;129:220–226
  31. Rasquin A, Di Lorenzo C, Forbes D, Guiraldes R, Hyams JS, Staiano A, et al. Childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders: child/adolescent. Gastroenterology. 2006;130:1527–1537
  32. Drossman DA. The functional gastrointestinal disorders and the Rome III process. Gastroenterology. 2006;130:14
  33. Chang L. From Rome to Los Angeles—the Rome III Criteria for the functional GI disorders. Los Angeles, California: Digestive Diseases Week; 2006;
  34. Inadomi JM, Fennerty MB, Bjorkman D. Systematic review: the economic impact of irritable bowel syndrome. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2003;18:671–682
  35. Youssef NN, Perez M, Ciecierega T, Lengseder A. Treatment for childhood RAP: how are they doing two years later?. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2006;43:E22
  36. Magni G, Pierri M, Donzelli F. Recurrent abdominal pain in children: a long term follow-up. Eur J Pediatr. 1987;146:72–74
  37. Drossman DA, McKee DC, Sandler RS, Mitchell CM, Cramer EM, Lowman BC, et al. Psychosocial factors in the irritable bowel syndrome (A multivariate study of patients and nonpatients with irritable bowel syndrome). Gastroenterology. 1988;95:701–708
  38. Walker LS, Zeman J. Parental response to child illness behavior. J Pediatr Psychol. 1992;17:49–71

 Funding for this study was provided by the American College of Gastroenterology's 2004 Clinical Research Award. The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest, real or perceived.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00855-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.09.047

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 322-326 , March 2009

Article Tools