How do Swiss school children understand pain? An evaluation using the Concept of Pain Inventory
Schwerdt, H.; Christe, G.; Pate, J.W.; Blake, C.; Smart, K. · physioscience · 2025 · Heft S 03 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background Pain is a common experience in adolescence and can affect participation and quality of life. Adolescents’ knowledge and beliefs about pain influence their responses and coping strategies. Inaccurate beliefs, such as a lack of awareness of central nervous system processes may contribute to maladaptive pain behaviours. While pain science education (PSE) has shown promise in treatment settings, little is known about how pain-related knowledge and beliefs among school-aged adolescents in the general population align with contemporary pain science. This study aimed to evaluate adolescents’ knowledge and be…