Journal article
Pain and learning in primary school: A population-based study
S Kosola, LK Mundy, SM Sawyer, L Canterford, DA Van Der Windt, KM Dunn, GC Patton
Pain | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2017
Abstract
Despite the frequency of pain among children, little is known about its effects on learning and school outcomes. The objective of this study was to quantify the association of pain and academic achievement while taking into account the presence of co-occurring emotional symptoms. A population-based stratified random sample of 1239 students aged 8 to 9 years from primary schools in Melbourne, Australia, was recruited for the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study. Children indicated sites of pain that had lasted for a day or longer in the past month using a pain manikin. Depressive- and anxiety-related symptoms were assessed using child-reported items. National assessment results for readi..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council project
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council project grant (#1010018). MCRI research is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Program. S. Kosola is supported by grants from the Foundation for Pediatric Research, Biomedicum Helsinki Foundation and Orion Research Foundation. L. K. Mundy receives funding from the Invergowrie Foundation. G. C. Patton is supported by a Senior Principal Research Fellowship from Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council.