TY - JOUR
T1 - Joint hypermobility is a marker for anxiety in children
AU - Bulbena-Cabre, Andrea
AU - Duñó, Lourdes
AU - Almeda, Sara
AU - Batlle, Santiago
AU - Camprodon-Rosanas, Ester
AU - Martín-Lopez, Luis Miguel
AU - Bulbena, Antonio
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - Background: Joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) has been found to be associated with anxiety disorders in clinical and nonclinical populations, but to date no studies have evaluated this association in children. The main goal of this study is to evaluate JHS along with anxiety, somatic and behavioral measures in children to clarify if JHS is associated with any of these variables in this age range. Methods: A sample of 160 children (74 girls and 86 boys) ranging from 5 to 17 o were recruited from a Child-Adolescent Mental Health clinic to participate in the study. All children underwent a diagnostic interview using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents. Instruments used include the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Screening Questionnaire to detect Hypermobility (SQ-CH) and the Children Manifested Anxiety Scale (CMAS-R). Results: The prevalence of JHS in this sample was 22%, and this was significantly higher in girls (31%) than in boys (14%) (χ2 = 6.83; P=.001). The JHS group scored significantly higher in the CMAS-R total anxiety (F = 4.51; P=.035), CMAS-R Physiological anxiety (F = 7.19; P=.008) and the CBCL somatic complaints (F = 8.46; 0.004) and regression analyses showed that these 3 variables were predictors of JHS (χ2 = 36.77; P
AB - Background: Joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) has been found to be associated with anxiety disorders in clinical and nonclinical populations, but to date no studies have evaluated this association in children. The main goal of this study is to evaluate JHS along with anxiety, somatic and behavioral measures in children to clarify if JHS is associated with any of these variables in this age range. Methods: A sample of 160 children (74 girls and 86 boys) ranging from 5 to 17 o were recruited from a Child-Adolescent Mental Health clinic to participate in the study. All children underwent a diagnostic interview using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents. Instruments used include the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Screening Questionnaire to detect Hypermobility (SQ-CH) and the Children Manifested Anxiety Scale (CMAS-R). Results: The prevalence of JHS in this sample was 22%, and this was significantly higher in girls (31%) than in boys (14%) (χ2 = 6.83; P=.001). The JHS group scored significantly higher in the CMAS-R total anxiety (F = 4.51; P=.035), CMAS-R Physiological anxiety (F = 7.19; P=.008) and the CBCL somatic complaints (F = 8.46; 0.004) and regression analyses showed that these 3 variables were predictors of JHS (χ2 = 36.77; P
KW - Anxiety
KW - Children
KW - Joint hypermobility
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/joint-hypermobility-marker-anxiety-children
U2 - 10.1016/j.rpsm.2019.01.004
DO - 10.1016/j.rpsm.2019.01.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 30926372
SN - 1888-9891
VL - 12
SP - 68
EP - 76
JO - Revista de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental
JF - Revista de Psiquiatria y Salud Mental
ER -