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Symptom clusters among young adolescents

B Knishkowy1, H Palti, C Tima

  • 1Department of Social Medicine, Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel.

Adolescence
|January 1, 1995
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Psychosomatic symptoms like abdominal pain and headaches are common in Israeli schoolchildren. Girls reported more symptoms than boys, and symptom clusters may indicate psychosocial stress.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric psychosomatic medicine
  • Child and adolescent psychology
  • Public health

Background:

  • Recurrent psychosomatic symptoms are prevalent in school-aged children.
  • Understanding symptom patterns is crucial for identifying underlying psychosocial stress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the frequency and patterns of psychosomatic symptoms in Israeli 5th and 6th graders.
  • To investigate symptom clusters and gender differences in symptom reporting.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire survey was administered to 259 students (5th and 6th grade).
  • The survey assessed the frequency of eight psychosomatic and eight organic complaints.
  • Statistical analysis was used to identify differences between sexes and symptom clusters.

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Main Results:

  • Abdominal pain (21%) and headache (20%) were the most frequent psychosomatic complaints.
  • Girls reported a higher prevalence of most symptoms and more multiple symptoms than boys.
  • Significant symptom clusters were identified, with abdominal pain and headache frequently co-occurring with other complaints.

Conclusions:

  • Psychosomatic symptom clusters are common in this age group.
  • These clusters, particularly involving abdominal pain and headache, may serve as important indicators of psychosocial stress.
  • Further research into these symptom clusters is warranted for clinical and public health implications.