Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
J Ment Health. 2013 Feb;22(1):33-41. doi: 10.3109/09638237.2012.734655.
This study provides information about the prevalence of somatic symptoms (Ss) in a population of Spanish children and adolescents and their distribution by age and gender. It also sheds light on which Ss are more associated with depression and anxiety and which are associated with more disability.
A sample of 2558 school children and adolescents aged 8-16 years old, 1297 girls, completed one questionnaire about Ss, and two about anxiety and depressive symptoms.
About 37.6% reported at least one Ss, headache being the most prevalent. In terms of age distribution, 26.8% of children and 52.1% of adolescents reported Ss. Girls reported more Ss than did boys. These gender differences started at 13 years of age and decreased at 15. Headache, stomach-ache and muscle pain were the Ss that caused the most impairment.
In general, both anxiety and depressive symptoms were related to all Ss, whereas anxiety symptoms were associated with fatigue and muscle pain [corrected].
本研究提供了西班牙儿童和青少年人群中躯体症状（Ss）的患病率信息，并按年龄和性别分布情况进行了分析。此外，本研究还探讨了哪些 Ss 与抑郁和焦虑更为相关，以及哪些 Ss 与更多的残疾有关。
本研究共纳入 2558 名 8-16 岁的在校儿童和青少年，其中 1297 名为女孩，他们完成了一份关于 Ss、两份关于焦虑和抑郁症状的问卷。
约 37.6%的儿童和青少年报告至少有一种 Ss，其中头痛最为常见。就年龄分布而言，26.8%的儿童和 52.1%的青少年报告有 Ss。女孩报告的 Ss 比男孩多。这种性别差异从 13 岁开始出现，并在 15 岁时减少。头痛、腹痛和肌肉疼痛是导致残疾最严重的 Ss。
一般来说，焦虑和抑郁症状均与所有 Ss 相关，而焦虑症状与疲劳和肌肉疼痛相关。[已纠正]
