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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The impact of recurrent abdominal pain: Predictors of outcome in a large population cohort
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Volume 96, No. 5, Year 2007
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Aim: Recurrent abdominal pain is one of the commonest complaints of childhood, affecting approximately 10% of children at any one time. This study aims to describe the outcome of recurrent abdominal pain amongst 6-year-old children, and to identify risk factors (in both the children and their parents), which predict these outcomes. Methods: 7128 6-year-old children in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) were followed up for 1 year. The principle outcomes were abdominal pain, number of days missed from school in the preceding year and psychiatric diagnoses. Results: Children with recurrent abdominal pain at age 6 years had higher rates of further abdominal pain [odds ratio 4.88 (95% CI: 4.01, 5.95)], school absence (10 or more days off school in a year) [OR 1.89 (1.53, 2.33)] and anxiety disorders [OR 2.36 (1.68, 3.32)] at age 7 years. Maternal anxiety was the most consistent predictor of subsequent adverse outcomes for these children. Conclusion: Children with recurrent abdominal pain are at significant and continuing risk of adverse functioning. It is important for clinicians to take a whole family perspective, and particularly to consider parental anxiety, when a child with recurrent abdominal pain presents to them. © 2007 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Ramchandani, Paul G.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
United Kingdom, Oxford
Warneford Hospital
Fazel, Mina S.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Stein, Alan L.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Hotopf, Matthew Hugo
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Statistics
Citations: 80
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00291.x
ISSN:
16512227
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Case-Control Study
Study Approach
Quantitative