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JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages 2925-2932Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S212422
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female; girls; attention deficit disorder; autism spectrum disorder; widespread pain; stimulants
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- Healthcare Board, Region Vastra Gotaland (Halso- och sjukvardsstyrelsen)
- Jane and Dan Olsson Foundation
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Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of chronic pain and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a group of women, diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) in childhood. Patients and methods: Prospective longitudinal 16-19 years follow-up study of 100 Swedish females diagnosed with ASD and/or ADHD in childhood/adolescence. Seventy-seven of the women were included in the current sub-study, using validated measures of pain perception and quality of life. Results: A large majority of the women (76.6%) reported chronic pain. HRQoL was low overall and lower still for those reporting chronic pain. Women with ADHD who had ongoing treatment with stimulants reported a significant lower prevalence of chronic widespread pain (CWP) than those not treated. Conclusion: Comorbidity with chronic pain is common in women with ASD and/or ADHD and important to address in the clinic since it is associated with an already low HRQoL. Treatment for ADHD might reduce the pain in some cases.
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