OBJECTIVES: To empirically evaluate a minimal therapist contact CD-ROM pain management program for recurrent pediatric headache developed as part of this study. METHODS:Participants were 37 children aged 7-12 attending a pediatric neurology clinic for evaluation of recurrent headache. Children who were randomly assigned to the treatment group worked through the CD-ROM program on home computers for 4 weeks following baseline assessment, whereas those assigned to the wait-list group continued following the prescriptions of their neurologist. Data on daily headache activity and headache-related disability were collected at baseline and up to 3 months after treatment. RESULTS:Children who received the adjunctive CD-ROM program had significant improvements in headache activity above and beyond those in the control group. Results provide initial support for the utility of adding an adjunctive CD-ROM psychological intervention to standard medical care for recurrent pediatric headache and potentially other chronic pain conditions in children.
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OBJECTIVES: To empirically evaluate a minimal therapist contact CD-ROM pain management program for recurrent pediatric headache developed as part of this study. METHODS:Participants were 37 children aged 7-12 attending a pediatric neurology clinic for evaluation of recurrent headache. Children who were randomly assigned to the treatment group worked through the CD-ROM program on home computers for 4 weeks following baseline assessment, whereas those assigned to the wait-list group continued following the prescriptions of their neurologist. Data on daily headache activity and headache-related disability were collected at baseline and up to 3 months after treatment. RESULTS:Children who received the adjunctive CD-ROM program had significant improvements in headache activity above and beyond those in the control group. Results provide initial support for the utility of adding an adjunctive CD-ROM psychological intervention to standard medical care for recurrent pediatric headache and potentially other chronic pain conditions in children.
Authors: Kevin A Hommel; Julia Carmody; Andrew D Hershey; Christina Holbein; Marielle Kabbouche-Samaha; James Peugh; Scott Powers Journal: Headache Date: 2020-04-22 Impact factor: 5.887
Authors: Scott W Powers; Susmita M Kashikar-Zuck; Janelle R Allen; Susan L LeCates; Shalonda K Slater; Marium Zafar; Marielle A Kabbouche; Hope L O'Brien; Chad E Shenk; Joseph R Rausch; Andrew D Hershey Journal: JAMA Date: 2013-12-25 Impact factor: 56.272