Exploring the relationship between pain catastrophizing and migraine in youth: A longitudinal clinical cohort study
Baseline pain catastrophizing scores were associated with migraine-related disability, but not headache frequency, at follow-up in a clinical population of children and adolescents with migraine. Pain magnification specifically appeared to drive this association. Future studies should aim to replicate our results and to investigate if interventions aimed specifically at reducing pain magnification may help to mitigate migraine-related disability in children and adolescents.
Authors
- Jonathan Kuziek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-9102)
- Nynke J. van den Hoogen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1731-2903)
- Serena L. Orr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2879-811X)
- Kirsten Sjonnesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3945-8848)
- Melanie E. Noel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-8055)
- Alexis Espanioli
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Ontario Brain Institute (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/head.15039
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- Université de Sherbrooke
- American Headache Society
- University of Cambridge
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research