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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of study participants (n=10)

From: Identifying pain trajectories in children and youth with cerebral palsy: a pilot study

Characteristic

 

Age in years, mean (SD); median (IQR)

11.6 (3.5); 12.0 (7)

CP type, n (%)

 Spastic

8 (80%)

 Other (Ataxic, Dystonic, Mixed)

2 (20%)*

Limb involvement, n (%)

 Hemiplegic, Triplegic, Quadriplegic

5 (50%)*

 Diplegic

5 (50%)

GMFCS level, n (%)

 I, II, IV

5 (50%)*

 III

5 (50%)

 V

0

Pain intensity, mean (SD); median (IQR)

 FPS-R

2.8 (2.9); 3.0 (4)

 NRS

2.3 (2.5); 1.5 (4)

Pain interference#, mean (SD)

46.6 (8.6)

KIDSCREEN-27, mean (SD)

 Physical well-being

46.8 (8.2)

 Psychological well-being

52.2 (10.8)

  1. *Categories with less than five participants were aggregated to avoid inadvertent identification
  2. FPS-R: Faces Pain Scale-Revised; GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System; IQR: interquartile range; NRS: Numeric Rating Scale; SD: standard deviation
  3. #PROMIS Pediatric Short Form v2.0 – Pain Interference 8a