Chronic Pain In a Greek Population With Cerebral Palsy

The aim of this observational, cross-sectional study is to effectuate a survey of chronic pain in a population of children, adolescents and adults with various forms of cerebral palsy in an educational and therapeutic setting in Athens, Greece. (Cerebral Palsy Greece-Open Door) Prevalence, intensity and localisation of pain will be associated to factors related to the functional and communicative limitations of the study\'s participants. The study also examines the agreement rate between different information sources and evaluation levels of chronic pain assessment in cerebral palsy (self-reports, caregiver questionnaires, observational check-lists administered by rehabilitation professionals, clinical evaluations by experts). A further research aim is to identify behavioural markers of chronic pain in individuals with cerebral palsy and a very limited communicative level.