Expressed Beliefs About the Cause of Pain in a Paediatric Population

The aims of this study are to explore what beliefs children and adolescents manifest about the cause of the pain they describe; to compare whether if there are differences between beliefs by age and by persistence of pain; and to relate explanations of the cause of pain with current scientific evidence to determine if these beliefs are erroneous.

Inclusion Criteria:to be schooled at the El Cim schoolto be between 10 and 16 years old (both included)to have or have had pain in the last month; to be able to read and write in Catalan and/or Spanish.Exclusion Criteria:had an intellectual disability and/or cognitive impairment that interfered with their participationhad not submitted the informed consent form duly completed and signed by their legal guardians