Prevalence and risk factors for pain-specific school absenteeism in adolescents with recurrent pain: A prospective population-based design.

Many adolescents with pain frequently miss out from school due to pain. Identified risk factors points at pain characteristics and coping, stressors associated with participation and advancing age. Taken together, the burden of pain and its correlates emerge earlier and escalate with increasing age hence, early interventions targeting broader domains are needed.