Lives Of Youth Research Articles

Abstract MP57: Universal and Targeted Lipid Screening in Youth Living With Overweight or Obesity

Background: Current NHLBI Expert Panel guidelines recommend universal screening once between 9-11 years and, again, between 17-21 years. Targeted screening is recommended for 2 years and older with a) obesity, or b) overweight AND personal or family history of obesity-related co-morbidities. The present study compares compliance with current lipid screening guidelines by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: Using electronic health record data for n=300,776 youth between 2 and 17 years of age from Kaiser Permanente Southern California and a BMI-for-age >=85 th percentile, HR for the ordering of a lipid screening according to the current guidelines were calculated for both, universal screening and targeted screening at any age for children living with obesity with and without comorbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and adjusted for age, sex, BMI-for-age class (overweight, moderate obesity between 95 th and 1.2 x 95 th percentile, obesity >= 1.2 x 95 th percentile of BMI-for-age), and comorbid conditions (diabetes, hypertension, and NAFLD). Results: The average age of the cohort was 8.6 (SD 5.7) years with 49.4% Hispanic, 25.0% White, 7.3% Black, and 9.3% Asian/Pacific Islander youth, 19.8% with state-subsidized insurance. Of these, 13.2 of youth lived with obesity between 95 th and 1.2 x 95 th percentile, and 5.2% >= 1.2 x 95 th percentile of BMI-for-age. For 43.1% of youth, a universal lipid screening was ordered as recommended. The aHR for universal screening was 1.23 (1.21-1.26) for Hispanic, 1.15 (1.11-1.19) for Black, 1.27 (1.23, 1.31) for Asian/PI youth compared to white youth, 1.05 (1.03-1.07) for youth with state-subsidized insurance compared to those without. Among youth living with obesity, targeted screening was ordered as recommended for 38.1% of youth with 23.8%, 68.1%, and 61.6% for 2-8, 9-17, and 15-17 year olds respectively. The aHR for targeted screening was 1.58 (1.58-1.61) for youth living with obesity >= 1.2 x 95 th percentile of BMI-for-age compared to those between 95 th and 1.2 x 95 th percentile, 1.08 (1.06-1.10) for youth with state-subsidized insurance compared to those without, 1.57 (1.49-1.65) for youth with diabetes, and 1.11 (1.04-1.20) for youth with NAFLD compared to those without. The aHR for targeted screening did not vary by race/ethnicity. Conclusions: In this integrated health care system, universal and targeted screening missed about 50% of youth living with overweight or obesity. While universal screening rates were higher for minority youth and lower SES, targeted screening rates were driven by obesity severity and comorbid conditions than race or SES.

Mind-Body Interventions for Youth with Chronic Medical Conditions: A Scoping Review of the Literature.

Background and purpose: Little is known about the applicability, utilization, and effectiveness of mind-body interventions (MBIs) for conditions that are not predominantly pain, neoplastic, or psychiatric, particularly in pediatric patients. This scoping review describes research pertaining to such interventions in youth with nonpain, noncancer, and nonpsychiatric predominant chronic medical conditions. Methods: Searches of EBSCO CINAHL, Elsevier Scopus, Ovid for MEDLINE, and Ovid PsycInfo were conducted to investigate MBIs in youth under 18 years of age with nonpain, noncancer, and nonpsychiatric predominant chronic medical conditions. Articles published between 2010 and 2020 were included. Abstracts were screened by three authors for inclusion, and disagreements were resolved by a designated author. Selected full-text articles were divided among all authors for review of study quality, intervention feasibility and acceptability, and effectiveness. Results: The search yielded 1010 titles with 15 meeting the final inclusion criteria, studying a total of 641 youth. Participants ranged in age from 6 to 19 years (included studies had data on participants <18 years reported separately); 61.5% were female (n = 394) and 38.5% were male (n = 247). The two most common conditions studied were asthma and irritable bowel syndrome, with yoga being the most popular intervention. Overall, MBIs showed promising preliminary evidence for improving symptoms and quality of life in youth with chronic medical conditions. Conclusion: MBIs have been successfully delivered and show promise in symptom palliation and quality of life improvement for youth with a variety of chronic medical conditions. More data from high-quality randomized controlled trials are needed to further characterize the effectiveness of specific modalities for specific conditions.

The influence of sports games as a means of recreation and health activity on the physical fitness of students of 1-2 courses of vocational education

The article examines the content of students' recreational and health activities. An analysis of specialized literature on the selected problem was carried out. The relevance of this topic is substantiated. The importance and place of health and recreation technologies in ensuring the quality of life of student youth has been established. Recreational health activities are the restoration of a person's physical and psychological state. It has been proven by many specialists that sports games as a means of physical activity have a number of advantages due to their emotionality, accessibility and health-recreational effect, which is due to the impact on the physical and psycho-emotional sphere of students of higher education institutions. Sports games, in addition to the health-improving effect, change the activity environment, which is accompanied by various situations and movements, bring pleasure, provide active recovery, develop physical qualities. The purpose of the study is to determine the influence of sports games as a means of recreational and health-improving activities on the physical fitness of students of the 1st-2nd years of higher education. Methodology. 60 students from 1-2 courses took part in the study. We assessed the determination of students' physical fitness based on the results of 4 tests. The experiment lasted 1 semester, and the frequency of classes was 2 times a week. To ensure the objectivity of the research, several general scientific and pedagogical methods were used: analysis and synthesis of scientific literature on the selected problem; pedagogical methods and methods of statistical data processing. Conclusions. A pedagogical experiment was conducted, which made it possible to determine the effectiveness of the use of modern technologies of physical recreation, and especially sports games as a means of improving the physical fitness of students of 1-2 courses who attended physical education classes.

The relationship between cumulative risk and health-related quality of life in youth with sickle cell disease: Moderating effects of secondary control engagement coping.

Youth with sickle cell disease (SCD) often experience low health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Engagement in resilience-promoting processes, such as secondary control engagement (SCE) coping, or adapting to stressors, may be linked to contextual risk factors (e.g., poverty status). This study aims to illuminate relationships between a cumulative risk index (CRI), SCE coping, and HRQOL in youth with SCD and test whether SCE coping moderates the relationship between CRI and HRQOL. Participants in this cross-sectional study included 63 youth ages 8-18 with SCD. Participants completed measures to assess SCE coping use (Responses to Stress Questionnaire) and HRQOL (PedsQL SCD Module). Six variables from the electronic medical record were compiled in a CRI. Correlational and regression analyses examined relationships between primary variables and moderating effects of SCE coping, respectively. Model results show that SCE coping and CRI explain variation in HRQOL (p=.001), and a significant interaction exists between SCE and CRI (β=-.29, p=.02), with a stronger inverse relationship between CRI and HRQOL for higher SCE values. This suggests that lower CRI is associated with greater HRQOL for those with higher SCE coping relative to lower SCE coping. SCE coping may selectively benefit children with SCD experiencing lower cumulative risk, warranting encouragement of this strategy in clinical settings. Findings do not support SCE coping benefits for youth with higher risk, suggesting that the strategy may not be useful when risk-related stressors are especially pervasive; alternative protective factors should be identified for this risk group.

Changing natures: a perspective on youth and conservation futures

Conservation has been a largely exclusionary and exploitative process that has its roots in western colonial expansion. This paper offers a perspective on the relationship between the conservation apparatus and young adults who live in and around Protected Areas and have grown up within a conservation regime. Following Feminist Political Ecology's call to better understand the situated and heterogeneous relationships to nature within communities, I bring attention to the lives of Soliga tribal youth in a Tiger Reserve in South India. I challenge mainstream perceptions that youth inevitably want to leave their forest homes, arguing that the difficult choices youth must make today, are informed by decades of life under restrictive laws that alienate communities from the forest over generations. Young people's lives and aspirations are contradictory and nuanced, and their relationships to the forest remain strong and should not be discounted. This research contributes to a significant gap in the literature, and illustrates the need to include the experiences of youth as a central tenet of unfolding dialogues on inclusive and decolonial approaches to conservation.

Spirituality as a key asset in promoting positive youth development: Advances in research and practice

Spirituality is a universal human experience. Within the process of development, the role of spirituality as a developmental asset is understudied in general and especially within majority world contexts. In this article, we frame advances in spirituality research and practice with youth around three pillars: (a) theory, (b) measurement, and (c) research about and evaluations of positive youth development (PYD) programs in low- and middle-income countries. We place PYD programs as associated with dynamic, relational developmental systems (RDS)-based models of human development, describe spirituality and the “Big Three” features of effective PYD programs as aligning to promote thriving, and discuss spirituality as a strength, as a key asset, in the lives of youth. We discuss advances in developmental methods and measures for describing, explaining, and promoting spirituality and PYD and offer a case study that responds to a United States Agency for International Development call for action and evaluations of spirituality within the context of a PYD program in the majority world. Considerations for future research about spirituality and youth development are discussed.

An mHealth Intervention to Address Depression and Improve Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Youths Living With HIV in Uganda: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

People living with HIV often struggle with mental health comorbidities that lower their antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. There is growing evidence that depression treatment may improve ART adherence and result in improved HIV outcomes. Given that mental health services are severely underequipped in low-resource settings, including in Uganda, new solutions to increase access to mental health care and close the treatment gap are urgently needed. This protocol paper presents the Suubi-Mhealth study, which proposed to develop a mobile health (mHealth) intervention for use among Ugandan youths (14-17 years) with comorbid HIV and depression, taking into account their unique contextual, cultural, and developmental needs. The proposed study is guided by the following objectives: (1) to develop and iteratively refine an intervention protocol for Suubi-Mhealth based on formative work to understand the needs of youths living with HIV; (2) to explore the feasibility and acceptability of Suubi-Mhealth on a small scale to inform subsequent refinement; (3) to test the preliminary impact of Suubi-Mhealth versus a waitlist control group on youths' outcomes, including depression and treatment adherence; and (4) to examine barriers and facilitators for integrating Suubi-Mhealth into health care settings. Youths will be eligible to participate in the study if they are (1) 14-17 years of age, (2) HIV-positive and aware of their status, (3) receiving care and ART from one of the participating clinics, and (4) living within a family. The study will be conducted in 2 phases. In phase 1, we will conduct focus group discussions with youths and health care providers, for feedback on the proposed intervention content and methods, and explore the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. In phase II, we will pilot-test the preliminary impact of the intervention on reducing depression and improving ART adherence. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, 1-, 2-, and 6-months post intervention completion. Participant recruitment for phase 1 is completed. Youths and health care providers participated in focus group discussions to share their feedback on the proposed Suubi-Mhealth intervention content, methods, design, and format. Transcription and translation of focus group discussions have been completed. The team is currently developing Suubi-Mhealth content based on participants' feedback. This study will lay important groundwork for several initiatives at the intersection of digital therapeutics, HIV treatment, and mental health, especially among sub-Saharan African youths, as they transition through adolescence and into adult HIV care settings. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05965245; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05965245. DERR1-10.2196/54635.

Need for Culturally Competent and Responsive Cancer Education for African Immigrant Families and Youth Living in the United States.

Cancer prevalence data for Black Americans is monolithic and fails to consider the diverse cultures and backgrounds within that community. For instance, African immigrants constitute a meaningful proportion of the foreign-born Black immigrants in the United States (42%), but the prevalence of cancer in the African immigrant community itself is unknown. Therefore, without accurate cancer prevalence data, it is impossible to identify trends and other key factors that are needed to support the health of African immigrants and their children. Moreover, it is impossible to understand how the culture and language of subgroups influence their cancer-related health behavior. While research in this area is limited, the existing literature articulates the need for culturally responsive and culturally tailored cancer education for African immigrants and their adolescent children, which is what we advocate for in this viewpoint paper. Existing projects demonstrate the feasibility of culturally responsive programming for adults; however, few projects include or focus on adolescents or children born to African immigrants. To best meet the needs of this understudied community, researchers must use culturally competent interventions alongside familiar, usable media. For adolescents, technology is ubiquitous thus, the creation of a culturally tailored digital intervention has immense potential to improve cancer awareness and prevention for youth and their community. More research is needed to address many of the existing research gaps and develop a rich understanding of the unique experience of cancer among African immigrant families that can be used to inform intervention development. Through this viewpoint, we review the current state of cancer-related research among African immigrant families in the United States. In this paper, we acknowledge the current knowledge gaps and issues surrounding measurement and then discuss the factors relevant to designing an educational intervention targeted at African immigrants and the role of African immigrant youth.

Advances in the Psychosocial Treatment of ADHD in Children and Teens

Major attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment advances have occurred in addressing functional impairments associated with the condition. Work to understand how the core symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity hinder family, school, and social functioning has been conducted. This work has created approaches with proven or promising efficacy in altering the life course of young persons afflicted with this chronic condition. This review describes well-established methods and newly emerging treatments for reducing the impact of ADHD on the home, school, social, and emotional lives of ADHD youth. [ Psychiatr Ann . 2024;54(3):e88–e93.]

Growth hormone treatment in children with short stature: impact of the diagnosis on parents.

This prospective multicenter study aimed (1) to examine changes in parent-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of children with short stature and the effects of the children's condition on parents themselves within the first year of human growth hormone (hGH) treatment and (2) to predict effects on parents based on main and interaction effects of children's HRQOL and increase in height. A total of 110 parents of children aged 4-18 years, diagnosed with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency, small for gestational age, or idiopathic short stature, were recruited from 11 participating German pediatric endocrinologists and asked to fill out the short stature-specific Quality of Life in Short Stature Youth (QoLISSY) Questionnaire before hGH treatment was initiated and one year later. Negative effects of the children's short stature on the parents decrease over time, independent of diagnosis and treatment status. Furthermore, treatment status and height increase moderated the links between children's improved HRQOL as perceived by their parents and decreased caregiving burden. Based on the children's improved HRQOL and the parent's decrease in caregiving burden, patient-reported outcomes that consider parental and child's perspectives should be considered when deciding on hGH treatment for children.

Violence Against Children

Violence against children (VAC) is a global phenomenon that needs deliberate attention. Children exposed to violence in their families, communities, and schools in their early years are likely to maintain this cycle of violence in their youth and adult lives if no efforts are made to break this cycle. Taking this into consideration the author adopts a social-ecological theoretical perspective in exploring global, regional, and South African literature on the risks and causes of VAC as well as the protective factors that can prevent VAC. Embedding VAC within a social-ecological perspective warrants the need to explore it at four crucial levels, namely individual, relationships, community, and society. The literature review embodies the relevance of these four levels since all risk and causal factors of VAC are easily categorised in one or more of these levels. As such, the author provides a social-ecological perspective comprising all four levels that holistically address the prevention of VAC. The literature review indicated that many of the risks and causes of VAC are a common trend across countries even though it is more prevalent within African contexts. This suggests that the preventive measures discussed are likely to have global value.

비대학 청년의 삶에 대한 연구

This study is an qualitative research to understand not only the characteristics of personal lives but also the social alienation and difficulties of adaptation of non-college youth. As a result of thematic analysis, it was divided into past, present, and future. The past is the opportunity that led them to choose non-college, and with this opportunity, they began to live an invisible life in the present, and plan the future with the lives of non-college youth were analyzed by dividing them into the past, which was the reason for choosing non-college, focusing on the present when they felt invisible and alienated, and the future with hopes and expectations for the future. Non-college youth have ended up living a life without attending college, either voluntarily or involuntarily. It was confirmed that they were feeling alienated in many aspects, such as ‘difficulty in addressing,’ ‘lack of psychological resources,’ ‘alienation from society,’ ‘institutional/policy alienation.’ Non-college youth did not become complacent due to realistic difficulties. They have a high demand for long-term, regular learning and hop for solidarity with their peers. Detailed attention and institutional protection from society is needed so that non-college youth can live as members in Korea.

청년의 생애주기별 주거실태 및 수요 변화

The purpose of this paper is to identify the housing status of young households by life cycle, and to analyze changes in housing demand for young households in the future. For this purpose, this study uses the 「2022 Survey on Youth Living」 that was recently disclosed by the Office for Government Policy Coordination. The main analysis results of this study are as follows. First, there are many unmarried youths living with their parents. However, as young people in this type of household are not living independently, they are excluded from the housing policy for young households. Second, young single-person households currently make up most of youth-independent households, and their housing situation is relatively poor. Moreover, young single-person households appear to be a type that requires continued attention because it is expected that unmarried young people currently living with their parents will diversify into young single-person households in the future. Third, based on the estimated number of households and housing demand by the life-cycle of young households, the total number of young households decreased in the long term. Still, the proportion of young single-person households and young couple households increased. Specifically, If the differentiation of young households is activated, the total number of households and the housing demand of young households decreases.

Assessing the Potential and Complexities of Social-Media in Influencing the Mental Health of Today's Youth

In the past two decades, the pervasive influence of new media has significantly shaped the lives of today's youth, presenting both unprecedented opportunities and unique challenges. Social networking platforms offer daily avenues for connecting with peers, classmates, and like-minded individuals. Extensive research has started to uncover the impact of social media experiences on adolescents' mental well-being. While acknowledging their developmental benefits, it's imperative to recognize the potential risks associated with excessive social media engagement, particularly concerning the emotional health of young individuals. This research delves into the potential and challenges posed by social media platforms on the mental health of youths. However, as the digital landscape continues to evolve rapidly, further investigation is essential. Present studies often rely on self-reported data on adolescent media usage, limited to singular time points, thereby hindering definitive conclusions on whether media use directly influences mental health outcomes or vice versa. Future research should adopt more comprehensive approaches, such as direct observation of adolescents' social media activities, and move beyond traditional notions of mere "screen time." It's crucial to explore specific social media experiences and individual traits that render certain adolescents more susceptible to the positive or negative effects of social media. Keywords: Social Media, Youth, Mental Health, Adolescents, Digital Influence

The acceptability of Songs of Love for youth living with chronic pain.

Music is helpful to young people in healthcare contexts, but less is known about the acceptability of music-based interventions for youth living at home with chronic pain who may be struggling to attend school and participate in social activities. The Songs of Love (SOL) foundation is a national nonprofit organization that creates free, personalized, original songs for youth facing health challenges. The aims of this study were (1) to assess acceptability of SOL from the perspective of youth with chronic pain receiving a song and singer-songwriters who created the songs, and (2) to explore the role of music more generally in the lives of young people living with pain. Twenty-three people participated. Fifteen youth (mean age 16.8) were interviewed and received a song, and six singer-songwriters were interviewed about creating the songs. (Two additional people participated in pilot interviews.) Acceptability was assessed by (1) proportion of youth who participated in a second interview about their song and (2) results of reflexive thematic analysis (RTA) to determine acceptability. Themes addressing the role of music in the lives of youth with pain were also explored using RTA. The program was acceptable as 12 of 15 youth (80 %) participated in second interviews and themes met the definition of acceptability. Three themes addressing the role of music in the lives of youth living with pain were identified. This is the first report of the acceptability and experience of SOL and contributes to research on the benefits of music for pain management.

Youth, Pornography, and Addiction: A Critical Review

Abstract Purpose of Review In this article, we dig more deeply into the assumptions underpinning common-sense understandings about youth “exposure” to pornography and the ostensible “effects” of this exposure, specifically “pornography addiction”. We trace the emergence of the notion of “pornography addiction”, highlighting how cultural conditions have allowed for its realisation as a socially recognisable and intelligible narrative. Recent Findings Media effects research on the issue of youth “exposure” to pornography is not conclusive, nor is pornography addiction officially recognised as a diagnosable disorder. Moreover, an emerging body of multidisciplinary qualitative research, which, importantly, includes the perspectives and experiences of young people themselves, raises questions about some of the assumptions and conclusions of effects-focused research. Summary Despite inconclusive and contrasting findings, the social narrative of pornography addiction persists both within and beyond academe. We make sense of this persistence in relation to the broader problematisation of youth sexuality, which includes unease and moral objection to young people viewing pornography. It is important to recognise the broader socio-cultural systems supporting the cultural narrative of pornography addiction, and the social functions that this narrative serves, that is, the need for adult intervention into the sexual lives of youth.

LOVE YOUR BODY! THE ROLE OF BODY SATISFACTION IN YOUTH LIFE SATISFACTION

This study aims to determine the relationship between body satisfaction and youth life satisfaction. Sampling was carried out using a non-probability sampling technique in Jabodetabek on 266 adolescents, with an age range of 13-21 years. The measuring instruments in this study are the Adolescent Body Image Satisfaction Scale (ABISS) by Leone, Mullin, Maurer-Starks, &amp; Rovito (2014) to measure the level of body satisfaction and The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) scale compiled by Diener, Emmons , Larsen, and Griffin to measure the level of life satisfaction. Analysis of Pearson Correlation showed that there is a significant negative relationship between body satisfaction and life satisfaction in adolescents, both in the dimensions of body competence (r=-0.420), body innadequate (-0.319) and (-0.169), which means the more individuals are dissatisfied with the body, the more dissatisfied he is with his life. The results of this study are expected to be one of the considerations for educational institutions or the community, especially adolescents so that they can receive, maintain and feel satisfied with their bodies so that they can increase satisfaction with their lives, where life satisfaction is very important in the process of optimizing adolescent development.

A Web-Based Peer-Patient Navigation Program (Compassionate Online Navigation to Enhance Care Transitions) for Youth Living With Childhood-Acquired Disabilities Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult Care: Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Studies have highlighted significant challenges associated with the transition from pediatric to adult health and social care services for youth living with childhood-acquired disabilities and their caregivers. Patient navigation has been proposed as an effective transitional care intervention. Better understanding of how patient navigation may support youth and their families during pediatric to adult care transitions is warranted. This study aims to describe the preferred adaptations of an existing web-based platform from the perspectives of youth with childhood-onset disabilities and their family caregivers to develop a web-based peer-patient navigation program, Compassionate Online Navigation to Enhance Care Transitions (CONNECT). A qualitative descriptive design was used. Participants included youth living with childhood-acquired disabilities (16/23, 70%) and their caregivers (7/23, 30%). Semistructured interviews and focus groups were conducted, digitally recorded, and transcribed. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data and was facilitated through NVivo software (Lumivero). Participants desired a program that incorporated (1) self-directed learning, (2) a library of reliable health and community resources, and (3) emotional and social supports. On the basis of participants' feedback, CONNECT was deemed satisfactory, as it was believed that the program would help support appropriate transition care through the provision of trusted health-related information. Participants highlighted the need for options to optimize confidentiality in their health and social care and the choice to remain anonymous to other participants. Web-based patient navigation programs such as CONNECT may deliver peer support that can improve the quality and experience of care for youth, and their caregivers, transitioning from pediatric to adult care through personalized support, health care monitoring, and health and social care resources. Future studies are needed to test the feasibility, acceptability, usability, use, and effectiveness of CONNECT among youth with childhood-onset disabilities.

Student loan debt and family formation of youth in Japan

ABSTRACT Since the late 1990s, the number of college student loan debtors has increased rapidly in Japan. Despite the uniqueness of Japanese higher education policies in terms of tuition levels and heavy reliance on educational loans rather than grants, few studies have focused on the influence of student loans on adult youths’ lives. This study is the first to provide a detailed analysis of the relationship between student loan debt and youth life events. We explored the impact of student loan debt on family formation, using a data set of college graduates collected in 2017. We employed survival analysis methods to understand the relationship between student loan debt and marital decisions, and negative binomial models to analyze the impact of this debt on childbearing. The results showed that 2-year college graduate women with student loan debt were more likely to delay marital decisions than women without student loan debt. Taking out student loans also had a negative correlation to childbearing, which was also stronger for 2-year college graduate women. In conclusion, this study revealed that the Japanese government’s reliance on student loans has unexpected consequences. Even following recent reforms, student loan debt continues to be a major financial burden for young Japanese people and is likely to negatively affect family formation in Japan, which has already seen a decline in marriage and fertility rates over the last few decades. Our results call for additional policies to mitigate the negative influence of the Japanese college student aid system.

Non-Pharmacologic Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment in Pediatrics: Impact on Symptoms, Daily Functioning, and the Family Unit.

Objectives: To assess non-pharmacologic treatment outcomes pertaining to health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in youth with chronic idiopathic pain and their families. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 115 youth with chronic idiopathic pain enrolled in a non-pharmacologic, hospital-based intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT) program. HRQoL measures for the patient (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory [PedsQL] short form) and family unit (PedsQL Family Impact) were collected on admission and discharge as part of routine clinical care. Changes in PedsQL scores were calculated using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Multivariable linear regression was used to explore factors associated with patient-level HRQoL. Results: Both individuals and the family unit reported that their HRQoL improved in all domains by program completion. Improvements in pain and allodynia were present for program participants at the time of completion as well as at the 3-month follow-up, suggesting durability of these effects. Conclusions: A non-pharmacologic IIPT program is a compelling treatment for pediatric and adolescent chronic idiopathic pain, for both patients and the family unit. Patients participating in this program had positive treatment outcomes with significantly improved subjective and objective measures of physical, emotional, social, and cognitive function.