Mikail S F, von Baeyer C L
Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Soc Sci Med. 1990;31(1):51-9. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(90)90009-h.
Recent epidemiological studies have indicated that as many as 78% of individuals with chronic pain come from families in which at least one other family member has chronic pain. This suggests that children of individuals with chronic pain may be at particular risk for developing chronic pain conditions in the future. This study examined the relationship between parental chronic pain and children's general adjustment. A group of parents reporting chronic tension or migraine headache and their children were compared to a group of illness-free parents and their children. Results revealed that children of chronic headache sufferers were more somatically focused than their control counterparts. It is suggested that this heightened concern with their health status may be either a reaction to, or a means of coping with ongoing stress. A number of significant correlations between parents' and their children's level of emotional adjustment are also reported. The implications of these findings for general family health status, and characteristic ways of dealing with illness are discussed.
近期的流行病学研究表明，多达78%的慢性疼痛患者来自至少有一名其他家庭成员患有慢性疼痛的家庭。这表明慢性疼痛患者的子女未来患慢性疼痛疾病的风险可能特别高。本研究调查了父母慢性疼痛与子女总体适应情况之间的关系。将一组报告患有慢性紧张性头痛或偏头痛的父母及其子女与一组无病父母及其子女进行了比较。结果显示，慢性头痛患者的子女比对照组的同龄人更关注身体状况。有人认为，这种对自身健康状况的高度关注可能是对持续压力的一种反应，或者是应对压力的一种方式。还报告了父母与子女情绪调节水平之间的一些显著相关性。讨论了这些发现对家庭总体健康状况以及应对疾病的典型方式的影响。
