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  • Executive functioning deficits are documented in adults with chronic pain.
  • Research on executive functioning in pediatric chronic pain populations is limited and yields mixed results.

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  • Investigate executive dysfunction in adolescents with chronic pain.
  • Examine the relationship between pain intensity, duration, catastrophizing, and executive functions (sustained attention, working memory).

Main Methods:

  • Forty adolescents with chronic pain and their parents participated.
  • Participants underwent neuropsychological testing and completed self-report questionnaires.
  • A pediatric pain clinic and rehabilitation program served as the setting.

Main Results:

  • 50% of adolescents exhibited executive functioning difficulties on at least one measure.
  • Pain intensity significantly increased during the testing session.
  • Pain intensity, duration, and catastrophizing correlated with sustained attention and working memory deficits.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support previous research indicating executive functioning challenges in pediatric chronic pain.
  • Half of the sample experienced difficulties with sustained attention and/or working memory.
  • Further research on complex executive functions is needed to guide multidisciplinary treatment and determine the need for school accommodations.