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Tejera-Alonso A, Fernández-Palacios FG, Pacho-Hernández JC, Naeimi A, de-la-Llave-Rincón AI, Ambite-Quesada S, Ortega-Santiago R, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Cigarán-Mendez M. Effects of Executive Functions and Cognitive Variables in Experimentally Induced Acute Pain Perception during a Distraction Task: A Study on Asymptomatic Pain-Free Individuals. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:1141. [PMID: 39337924 PMCID: PMC11433093 DOI: 10.3390/life14091141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2024] [Revised: 09/07/2024] [Accepted: 09/08/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of executive functioning and cognitive performance on individual experimentally induced pain perception during distractor tasks in an asymptomatic pain-free population. A total of 59 healthy pain-free subjects (59.3% women, mean age: 46.5 ± 24.7 years) completed a battery test that assessed execution functions (cognitive flexibility, working memory, mental inhibition), attention level, and psychological aspects (anxiety/depressive levels-HADS, pain catastrophizing-PCS, pain anxiety symptoms-PASS 20, sleep quality-PSQI) before conducting two n-back distraction tasks. Pain was experimentally induced with a thermal stimulus that was able to induce moderate pain (70/100 points) and applied to the non-dominant forearm. The thermal stimulus was applied before and during both (one-back and two-back) distraction tasks. The analyses consisted of separated repeated-measures ANOVA that considered the functioning on each test (cognitive flexibility, working memory, mental inhibition, selective attention) and controlled for sociodemographic and psychological aspects by comparing the pain intensity at the baseline and during the one-back and two-back distractor tasks. All ANOVAs found a significant effect of the distraction task, which indicates that the perceived pain intensity scores were lower during the one-back and two-back tasks (p < 0.001) as compared with the baseline. No interaction effect between the distractor tasks and working memory (p = 0.546), mental inhibition (p = 0.16), cognitive flexibility (p = 0.069), or selective attention (p = 0.105) was identified. The current study found that a distraction task decreased the perceived intensity of experimentally induced pain in asymptomatic pain-free individuals and that this effect was not related to executive function or attention levels.
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Affiliation(s)
- Angela Tejera-Alonso
- Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain; (A.T.-A.); (J.C.P.-H.); (A.N.); (M.C.-M.)
- Escuela Internacional de Doctorado, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain; (A.T.-A.); (J.C.P.-H.); (A.N.); (M.C.-M.)
- Escuela Internacional de Doctorado, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain; (A.T.-A.); (J.C.P.-H.); (A.N.); (M.C.-M.)
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain; (A.T.-A.); (J.C.P.-H.); (A.N.); (M.C.-M.)
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht 41446-66949, Iran
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- Department Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation, and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain; (A.I.d.-l.-L.-R.); (S.A.-Q.); (R.O.-S.); (C.F.-d.-l.-P.)
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- Department Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation, and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain; (A.I.d.-l.-L.-R.); (S.A.-Q.); (R.O.-S.); (C.F.-d.-l.-P.)
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- Department Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation, and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain; (A.I.d.-l.-L.-R.); (S.A.-Q.); (R.O.-S.); (C.F.-d.-l.-P.)
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- Department Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation, and Physical Medicine, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain; (A.I.d.-l.-L.-R.); (S.A.-Q.); (R.O.-S.); (C.F.-d.-l.-P.)
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922 Alcorcón, Spain; (A.T.-A.); (J.C.P.-H.); (A.N.); (M.C.-M.)
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Asefi Rad A, Wippert PM. Insights into pain distraction and the impact of pain catastrophizing on pain perception during different types of distraction tasks. FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH 2024; 5:1266974. [PMID: 38322588 PMCID: PMC10844527 DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2024.1266974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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Introduction Distraction is commonly used to reduce pain, but the effectiveness of distractions remains inconclusive. Studies have shown that pain catastrophizing could modulate the effectiveness of distraction strategies. The present study aimed to compare various distraction tasks, then control for pain catastrophizing, and examine how this relationship varies with pain intensity and unpleasantness across different distraction tasks. Methods Forty-one pain-free participants (aged 27.00 ± 5.41) were recruited for a cross-sectional study. Four types of distraction (cognitive, sensory, emotional, and social) were presented, while moderate pain intensity was induced by electrical stimulation. Before starting the experiment, moderate pain intensity was individually calibrated as six on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NRS) to control individual differences in pain sensitivity. Each participant performed all four distraction tasks in a random order. NRS measured pain assessment. Pain catastrophizing was measured by the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS). A repeated measure ANCOVA was conducted to examine the effects of pain dimensions during distraction tasks as a within-subject and pain catastrophizing as a covariate factor. Results A significant difference was observed in the pain intensity and unpleasantness during cognitive distraction. After controlling for PCS, there were diverse associations between PCS and pain intensity across distinct distraction tasks: social vs. sensory, and cognitive vs. sensory distraction. A consistent pattern in pain unpleasantness emerged with minor variations. This interaction underscored notable distinctions between social vs. sensory and emotional distractions, as well as between cognitive vs. sensory and emotional distractions. However, only the correlation in social distraction remained significant in both pain dimensions. Discussion Our findings reveal that the link between PCS and pain dimensions varies across different distraction tasks, suggesting diverse interactions. Particularly, social distraction, characterized by both emotional and cognitive states, proves beneficial with lower PCS scores; however, this advantage diminishes as PCS scores increase.
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- Arash Asefi Rad
- Medical Sociology and Psychobiology, Department of Health and Physical Activity, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Medical Sociology and Psychobiology, Department of Health and Physical Activity, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Joint Faculty of the University of Potsdam, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, and the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Postdam, Germany
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Law EF, Tham SW, Howard W, Ward TM, Palermo TM. Executive Functioning and Self-Management Processes Mediate the Relationship Between Insomnia and Pain-Related Disability. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2024; 25:273-283. [PMID: 37633572 PMCID: PMC10840973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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Insomnia has been identified as a predictor of reduced benefit from cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for adolescent chronic pain; however, it is not well understood how insomnia leads to reduced treatment response. The purpose of this study was to evaluate executive function and self-management processes as 2 potential mediators of the relationship between insomnia symptoms and pain-related disability outcomes from internet-delivered CBT using a single-arm clinical trial design. Eighty-five adolescents with chronic pain (77% female, ages 12-17 years) and their caregiver received an 8-week internet-delivered CBT intervention. Youth completed validated measures of insomnia symptoms, executive function, self-management processes, and pain-related disability at baseline, mid-treatment, immediate post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up. Results from multilevel structural equation modeling indicated that more severe insomnia symptoms were associated with greater problems with executive function, which, in turn, led to lower engagement in self-management processes and less improvement in pain-related disability. These findings identify 2 mediators by which higher insomnia symptoms may lead to reduced benefit from CBT intervention for chronic pain. Research is needed to understand whether psychological treatments for chronic pain may be optimized by strategies targeting insomnia, executive function, and/or engagement in self-management. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04043962). PERSPECTIVE: Our study suggests that executive functioning and self-management processes mediate the relationship between insomnia and treatment outcomes for pediatric chronic pain, highlighting the impact of insomnia on youth learning and implementation of self-management strategies and the critical need for targeted sleep interventions in this population.
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- Emily F. Law
- Center for Child Health, Behavior & Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior & Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior & Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing, University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Child Health, Behavior & Development, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Beckmann EA, Jastrowski Mano KE. Advancing the Measurement of Executive Functioning in Pediatric Chronic Pain. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 8:630. [PMID: 34438521 PMCID: PMC8393994 DOI: 10.3390/children8080630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Youth with chronic pain often report executive functioning difficulties, many of which have been linked to poor treatment adherence and health-related quality of life in adults with chronic pain, as well as in other pediatric chronic health populations. Despite the extensive implications for functional impairment, executive functioning remains understudied in pediatric chronic pain. Measurement approaches have lacked clear theoretical guidance, resulting in only some domains of executive functioning being investigated. To date, the methods used to measure executive functioning have been inconsistent, ranging from self-report measures of everyday executive functioning in home and school contexts to standardized neuropsychological tests. We argue for enhanced measure validation efforts and increased clarity in the approaches chosen to measure executive functioning in pediatric chronic pain to better guide research efforts in this area, thus yielding clearer clinical implications.
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- Emily A. Beckmann
- Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA;
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Turner KM, Wilcox G, Nordstokke DW, Dick B, Schroeder M, Noel M. Executive Functioning in Youth With and Without Chronic Pain: A Comparative Analysis. Clin J Pain 2021; 37:102-117. [PMID: 33165021 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Preliminary research in youth with chronic pain suggests differences in attention and working memory, which has been similarly demonstrated in adults with chronic pain. There has been little research on other aspects of executive functioning (EF) in this population despite its critical role in problem solving, school functioning, and coping. This study aimed to examine differences in several aspects of EF between youth with chronic pain and a nonchronic pain comparison group using performance-based neuropsychological tests and a behavior rating scale. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants completed ratings of pain; physical, emotional, social, and school functioning; sleep quality; medication; and a general intelligence screener. Standardized neuropsychological tests were used to examine EF with a focus on working memory, divided and alternating attention, inhibition, flexibility, incidental memory, and planning. A parent-report and self-report behavior rating of EF was also administered. RESULTS Recruitment from 2 tertiary-care pain clinics resulted in a sample of 26 youth with chronic pain (80.8% girls) and their parents. A comparison group of 30 youth without chronic pain and their parents were recruited from the community. Participants with chronic pain had significantly lower scores on several performance-based tests of working memory/divided attention, inhibition, and flexibility/alternating attention than the comparison group. Statistically significant group differences were also found on behavior ratings of emotion control, shifting, task initiation and completion, working memory, planning and organization, overall emotion and cognitive regulation as well as global EF. Covariate analysis was conducted in all analyses where there were significant group differences and several observed group differences remained. DISCUSSION This study is one of few multidimensional examinations of EF in youth with chronic pain, using a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery combined with behavior ratings. Our findings suggest EF differences in youth with chronic pain, across a variety of domains and may suggest risk for specific cognitive processing weaknesses in this population. Medical and educational teams should work toward identification, treatment, and compensatory support for EF within individualized pain management for youth.
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- Kailyn M Turner
- Werklund School of Education, Educational Psychology
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Alberta Children's Hospital
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- Werklund School of Education, Educational Psychology
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Alberta Children's Hospital
- Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education, Calgary, AB
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- Departments of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute
- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Alberta Children's Hospital
- Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education, Calgary, AB
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Jastrowski Mano KE, Beckmann EA, Fussner LM, Kashikar-Zuck S. Executive Functioning in Adolescents with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. CHILDREN-BASEL 2020; 7:children7120273. [PMID: 33291625 PMCID: PMC7761892 DOI: 10.3390/children7120273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Adolescents with chronic pain often suffer significant impairment in physical, emotional, and social domains. Surprisingly little is known about executive functioning (EF) in youth with chronic pain or how EF deficits may contribute to functional impairment. Study participants included 60 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 years (M = 14.57). Thirty participants with chronic musculoskeletal pain and 30 age- and gender-matched healthy controls were recruited from a large Midwestern children's hospital in the United States. Participants completed the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF-2) as well as multiple measures of functional impairment across key domains: school, social, emotional (anxiety, depression), and physical. Adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain reported significantly greater EF impairment compared to healthy age- and gender-matched peers. Clinically elevated risk levels of impairment were reported across all aspects of EF, with many adolescents in the chronic pain group scoring above the clinical risk cut off for working memory (52%), inhibition (45%), and cognitive flexibility (38%). EF was also significantly related to functional impairment across all domains. Findings suggest that EF may have an impact across several critical domains of functioning for youth with chronic pain.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA;
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
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- Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA;
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Rischer KM, González-Roldán AM, Montoya P, Gigl S, Anton F, van der Meulen M. Distraction from pain: The role of selective attention and pain catastrophizing. Eur J Pain 2020; 24:1880-1891. [PMID: 32677265 PMCID: PMC7689692 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Background Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of cognitive engagement in reducing concurrent pain. However, little is known about the role of individual differences in inhibitory control abilities and negative pain‐related cognitions in modulating the magnitude of this type of distraction from pain. Methods In a pain distraction paradigm, 41 participants completed a working memory task with both a demanding high load condition (2‐back) and an easy low load condition (0‐back), while receiving warm or painful thermal stimuli to their left forearm. To control for individual differences in sensitivity to pain and perceived task difficulty, nociceptive stimulus intensity and task speed were individually calibrated. Additionally, participants completed a set of cognitive inhibition tasks (flanker, go/nogo, Stroop) and questionnaires about negative pain‐related cognitions (fear of pain, pain catastrophizing) prior to the distraction paradigm. Results As expected, engaging in the high load condition significantly reduced perceived intensity and unpleasantness of nociceptive stimuli, compared to the low load condition. The size of the distraction effect correlated significantly with better cognitive inhibition and selective attention abilities, as measured by the flanker task. A moderation analysis revealed a significant interaction between pain catastrophizing and performance in the flanker task in predicting the distraction effect size: Participants who performed well on the flanker task showed more pain reduction, but only when they were average to high pain catastrophizers. Conclusions Selective attention abilities and pain catastrophizing seem to be important factors in explaining individual differences in the size of the analgesic response to a distractive task. Significance Understanding which factors influence the effectiveness of cognitive engagement in distracting from pain could help to optimize its therapeutic application in patient care. This study shows that a complex interplay of cognitive inhibition abilities, specifically selective attention, and negative pain‐related cognitions, such as pain catastrophizing, modulate the magnitude of the distraction effect.
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- Katharina M Rischer
- Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Research Institute of Health and Behaviour, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology, Research Institute of Health Sciences (IUNICS) and Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IdISBa), University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Palma, Spain
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- Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology, Research Institute of Health Sciences (IUNICS) and Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IdISBa), University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Palma, Spain
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- Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Research Institute of Health and Behaviour, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Research Institute of Health and Behaviour, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Research Institute of Health and Behaviour, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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Georgescu R, Fodor LA, Dobrean A, Cristea IA. Psychological interventions using virtual reality for pain associated with medical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychol Med 2020; 50:1795-1807. [PMID: 31456530 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291719001855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Virtual reality (VR) may enhance the effectiveness of psychological interventions for acute pain. We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the efficacy and safety of VR-based interventions for pain associated with medical procedures. METHODS We searched PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO until June 17th 2018. We identified randomized controlled trials (RCTs), comparing VR-based psychological interventions to usual care, for pain intensity (primary outcome) or affective and cognitive components of pain (secondary outcomes), assessed real-time or retrospectively. Two independent reviewers performed study selection and data extraction. Risk of bias was independently evaluated by three raters using the revised Cochrane Collaboration tool. A random-effects model using the Paule and Mandel estimator was used for pooling effect sizes. RESULTS 27 RCTs (1452 patients) provided enough data for meta-analysis. Compared to usual care, VR-based interventions reduced pain intensity both real-time (9 RCTs, Hedges' g = 0.95, 95% CI 0.32-1.57) and retrospectively (22 RCTs, g = 0.87, 95% CI 0.54-1.21). Results were similar for cognitive (8 RCTs, g = 0.82, 95% CI 0.39-1.26) and affective pain components (14 RCTs, g = 0.55, 95% CI 0.34-0.77). There was marked heterogeneity, which remained similarly high in sensitivity analyses. Across domains, few trials were rated as low risk of bias and there was evidence of publication bias. Adverse events were rare. CONCLUSIONS Though VR-based interventions reduced pain for patients undergoing medical procedures, inferring clinical effectiveness is precluded by the predominance of small trials, with substantial risk of bias, and by incomplete reporting.
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- Raluca Georgescu
- International Institute for The Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Evidence Based Psychological Assessment and Interventions Doctoral School, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- International Institute for The Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Evidence Based Psychological Assessment and Interventions Doctoral School, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- International Institute for The Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babeş-Bolyai University, Republicii Street 37, 400015, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babeş-Bolyai University, Republicii Street 37, 400015, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Gong W, Li J, Luo F. Time Course of Attention Interruption After Transient Pain Stimulation. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2020; 21:1247-1256. [PMID: 32553619 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although pain has been shown to affect attentional performance, little is known about the time course of attention interruption after pain stimulus perception. The present study examined the time course of the effects of transient heat pain stimulation on 2 components of attention. Three groups of subjects performed attention tasks under pain, warmth, and no-stimulation control conditions, respectively. The pain and warmth groups received brief physical stimulation. Attention tasks were presented 0 ms, 250 ms, 750 ms, or 1500 ms after the end of stimulation. The 2 attention tasks, namely the spatial cue task (Experiment 1, N = 92) and a Stroop task (Experiment 2, N = 86), were conducted separately. In Experiment 1, attentional orientation of the pain and warmth groups was significantly impaired for at least 1.5 seconds after the physical stimulation had ended. Interestingly, this effect lasted longer for the warmth group than for the pain group. In Experiment 2, pain stimulation had no effect on executive attention at any time. We concluded that attentional orientation is selectively disrupted by both pain and warmth stimuli, but recovers earlier from pain. PERSPECTIVE: This article is concerned with the subsequent interruptive effect of pain on attentional orientation and executive attention by using the spatial cue task and the Stroop task, respectively. These measures offer options for investigating the time course of attention interruption after transient pain stimulation.
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- Wenxiao Gong
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China; Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, Beijing, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China; Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.
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Does Working Memory Moderate the Within-Person Associations Between Pain Intensity and Negative Affect and Pain's Interference With Work Goal Pursuit? Clin J Pain 2019; 34:566-576. [PMID: 29135697 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Chronic pain exerts a pervasive negative influence on workers' productivity. However, a paucity of research has addressed the mechanisms underlying the pain → productivity relation. In the present study using intensive daily diary data, we examined whether working memory (WM) moderates the positive within-person associations between (1) morning pain intensity and (2) morning negative affect (NA) and later day pain's interference of work-goal (WG) pursuit. METHODS A community sample of 131 adults with chronic pain completed a battery of questionnaires, laboratory-measured WM, and a 21-day daily diary. RESULTS WM did not moderate the positive within-person association between morning pain intensity and afternoon/evening ratings of pain's interference with work goal pursuit. However, individuals with higher WM showed significantly attenuated positive within-person association between morning negative affect and pain's interference with afternoon/evening work goal pursuit. DISCUSSION WM appears to protect goal-relevant information from distractions due to negative affective arousal. The continued use of ecologically valid observational and intervention studies would shed further light on the influence of WM on the pursuit of valued work goals in the face of pain and negative affect.
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Bascour-Sandoval C, Salgado-Salgado S, Gómez-Milán E, Fernández-Gómez J, Michael GA, Gálvez-García G. Pain and Distraction According to Sensory Modalities: Current Findings and Future Directions. Pain Pract 2019; 19:686-702. [PMID: 31104345 DOI: 10.1111/papr.12799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND This review discusses the findings in the literature on pain and distraction tasks according to their sensory modality. Distraction tasks have been shown to reduce (experimentally induced) acute pain and chronic pain. This can be influenced by nature and by the sensory modalities used in the distraction tasks. Yet the effect on reducing pain according to the sensory modality of the distraction task has received little attention. METHODS A bibliographic search was performed in different databases. The studies will be systematized according to the sensory modality in which the distraction task was applied. RESULTS The analyzed studies with auditory distractors showed a reduction of acute pain in adults. However, these are not effective at healthy children and in adults with chronic pain. Visual distractors showed promising results in acute pain in adults and children. Similarly, tactile and mixed distractors decreased acute pain in adults. CONCLUSION Distraction tasks by diverse sensory modalities have a positive effect on decreasing the perception of acute pain in adults. Future studies are necessary given the paucity of research on this topic, particularly with tactile distractors (there is only one study). Finally, the most rigorous methodology and the use of ecological contexts are encouraged in future research.
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- Claudio Bascour-Sandoval
- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.,Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Kinesiología, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco, Chile
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- Mind, Brain, and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Laboratoire d'Étude des Mécanismes Cognitif (EA 3082), Département de Sciences Cognitives, Psychologie Cognitive & Neuropsychologie, Institut de Psychologie, Université Lyon 2, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire d'Étude des Mécanismes Cognitif (EA 3082), Département de Sciences Cognitives, Psychologie Cognitive & Neuropsychologie, Institut de Psychologie, Université Lyon 2, Lyon, France.,Laboratorio de Neurociencia y Acción, Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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Ludwig NN, Sil S, Khowaja MK, Cohen LL, Dampier C. Executive Functioning Mediates the Relationship Between Pain Coping and Quality of Life in Youth With Sickle Cell Disease. J Pediatr Psychol 2018; 43:1160-1169. [PMID: 30053072 PMCID: PMC6199175 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsy057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Objective Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a lifelong condition characterized by pain, which is associated with reduced health-related quality of life (HRQL). Data suggest that patients with SCD vary in how they cope and their neurocognitive abilities. This study aimed to characterize executive functioning and pain coping styles in children with SCD experiencing a range of pain frequency (i.e., chronic, episodic, and asymptomatic) and to examine whether executive functioning mediates the relationship between pain coping and HRQL. Method Participants included 100 children and adolescents with SCD between the ages of 8 and 18 years (M = 13.53, SD = 2.8) and their parents who were recruited during outpatient SCD clinic visits in a children's hospital. Children completed questionnaires related to pain experience and pain coping. Parents completed questionnaires about demographic information, their child's executive functioning, and HRQL. Results Pain intensity, executive dysfunction, and engagement in emotion-focused coping (i.e., internalizing/catastrophizing and externalizing) predicted poor HRQL. In addition, engagement in emotion-focused coping predicted executive dysfunction. Multivariate analysis of covariance revealed executive functioning did not differ based on pain frequency; however, executive functioning was a significant mediator that helped explain the relationships between distraction and emotion-focused coping techniques on HRQL. Conclusion Findings support that executive functioning is an important factor in understanding the relationship between pain coping and HRQL in youth with SCD. Future research is warranted to examine the potential impact of executive functioning on the utility of interventions targeting adaptive pain coping in youth with SCD.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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- Department of Pediatrics, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Emory University School of Medicine
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
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Zhu L, Chan WCS, Liam JLW, Xiao C, Lim ECC, Luo N, Cheng KFK, He HG. Effects of postoperative pain management educational interventions on the outcomes of parents and their children who underwent an inpatient elective surgery: A randomized controlled trial. J Adv Nurs 2018; 74:1517-1530. [DOI: 10.1111/jan.13573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Lixia Zhu
- Department of Pharmacology; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore Singapore
- National University Health System; Singapore Singapore
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery; Faculty of Health and Medicine; The University of Newcastle; Callaghan NSW Australia
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- Division of Nursing; KK Women's and Children's Hospital; Singapore Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health; National University of Singapore; National University Health System; Singapore Singapore
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- National University Health System; Singapore Singapore
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore Singapore
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- National University Health System; Singapore Singapore
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore Singapore
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Jones K, Nordstokke D, Wilcox G, Schroeder M, Noel M. The ‘work of childhood’: understanding school functioning in youth with chronic pain. Pain Manag 2018; 8:139-153. [DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2017-0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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School is often cited as the ‘work of childhood’ and serves as an important site for child and adolescent development. Frequent school absences in children and adolescents with chronic pain are well documented; however, variables that may explain school impairment are not understood. The potential consequences of school impairment are extensive, as these children and adolescents are at great risk for achieving poor grades and sometimes require full-time homebound instruction. This, in turn, can have adverse effects on occupational and social functioning well into adulthood. The present review provides a summary of selected studies that have investigated why children and adolescents with chronic pain may experience disruptions in school functioning. A conceptual model of school functioning is presented to summarize factors accumulated to date and to guide future investigations.
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- Kailyn Jones
- Werklund School of Education, Educational Psychology, University of Calgary, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Werklund School of Education, Educational Psychology, University of Calgary, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Werklund School of Education, Educational Psychology, University of Calgary, Canada, T2N 1N4
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Full Member, University of Calgary, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Werklund School of Education, Educational Psychology, University of Calgary, Canada, T2N 1N4
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Canada, T2N 1N4
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Full Member, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Canada, T2N 1N4
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OBJECTIVES Cognitive functioning is commonly disrupted in people living with chronic pain, yet it is an aspect of pain that is often not routinely assessed in pain management settings, and there is a paucity of research on treatments or strategies to alleviate the problem. The purpose of this review is to outline recent research on cognitive deficits seen in chronic pain, to give an overview of the mechanisms involved, advocate cognitive functioning as an important target for treatment in pain populations, and discuss ways in which it may be assessed and potentially remediated. METHODS A narrative review. RESULTS There are several options for remediation, including compensatory, restorative, and neuromodulatory approaches to directly modify cognitive functioning, as well as physical, psychological, and medication optimization methods to target secondary factors (mood, sleep, and medications) that may interfere with cognition. DISCUSSION We highlight the potential to enhance cognitive functions and identify the major gaps in the research literature.
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Transmission of risk from parents with chronic pain to offspring: an integrative conceptual model. Pain 2017; 157:2628-2639. [PMID: 27380502 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Offspring of parents with chronic pain are at increased risk for pain and adverse mental and physical health outcomes (Higgins et al, 2015). Although the association between chronic pain in parents and offspring has been established, few studies have addressed why or how this relation occurs. Identifying mechanisms for the transmission of risk that leads to the development of chronic pain in offspring is important for developing preventive interventions targeted to decrease risk for chronic pain and related outcomes (eg, disability and internalizing symptoms). This review presents a conceptual model for the intergenerational transmission of chronic pain from parents to offspring with the goal of setting an agenda for future research and the development of preventive interventions. Our proposed model highlights 5 potential mechanisms for the relation between parental chronic pain and pediatric chronic pain and related adverse outcomes: (1) genetics, (2) alterations in early neurobiological development, (3) pain-specific social learning, (4), general parenting and family health, and (5) exposure to stressful environment. In addition, the model presents 3 potential moderators for the relation between parent and child chronic pain: (1) the presence of chronic pain in a second parent, (2) timing, course, and location of parental chronic pain, and (3) offspring's characteristics (ie, sex, developmental stage, race or ethnicity, and temperament). Such a framework highlights chronic pain as inherently familial and intergenerational, opening up avenues for new models of intervention and prevention that can be family centered and include at-risk children.
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Attention and Working Memory in Female Adolescents With Chronic Pain and Pain-free Female Adolescents: A Preliminary Pilot Study. Clin J Pain 2017; 32:609-16. [PMID: 27275532 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Adolescents with chronic pain often report inattention and poor memory. There has been little research on cognitive function in this population. The goal of this preliminary pilot study was to examine differences in cognitive function between adolescents with chronic pain to pain-free adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS All participants completed baseline assessments of pain, school absences, depression, anxiety, and sleep habits. Standardized neurocognitive tests were used to examine cognitive function with a focus on working memory and attention. RESULTS Recruitment from the chronic pain clinic resulted in a female sample of 13 individuals (largely reflective of the clinical population). Pain-free age-matched and sex-matched individuals (n=12) were therefore also recruited as controls. Individuals with chronic pain had significantly lower working memory scores than controls. Differences were found between groups on the most difficult selective attention task and not on tests of sustained attention, divided attention, or attentional switching. In a stepwise regression with baseline characteristics entered in the first step, pain accounted for approximately 15% of the variance in working memory and medication score counted for 49% of the variance. DISCUSSION This pilot study is the first study to examine differences in working memory and attention between participants with chronic pain and pain-free adolescents. Our findings suggest that chronic pain may negatively affect adolescents' working memory function and highlights the risk for cognitive difficulties and problems with educational progression in addition to negative health and social effects associated with chronic pain. The study provides a starting point for more research and has the potential to direct better identification and treatment of these cognitive deficits.
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Barnes A, Tollefson A, Hickey P, Bares J, Zhang L. Pain Control and Parent Mental Health Among Pediatric Inpatients. Hosp Pediatr 2017; 7:149-155. [PMID: 28174215 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2016-0142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pain control remains a problem for hospitalized children, with more than half experiencing ongoing pain. Pain in turn negatively affects child quality of life. To clarify the relationship between inpatient pain control and parent and child psychological factors, we tested the hypotheses that pain control is worse in the context of higher child executive function problems, lower parent mindfulness, and higher parent mental health symptoms. METHODS We conducted an observational study of stable pediatric inpatients' (n = 81; mean age = 10.5 [SD 4.7]; 55% male) nurse-recorded pain scores; physical health and executive function; and parental cognitive-affective mindfulness and mental health. Linear mixed models examined associations between these variables and changes in pain scores over time, adjusting for covariates. RESULTS After adjusting for child age, child gender, and parent educational status, both time (β = -.23, P = .003) and baseline pain (β = .43, P < .001) were related to pain control. After adjusting for demographics, time, and baseline pain, both parental anxiety (β = .11, P < .001) and depression (β = .12, P < .001) were significantly related to pain control. CONCLUSIONS Child pain control worsened with higher parent anxiety and depression. The results highlight the importance of offering mental health resources to distressed parents of hospitalized children in pain.
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and
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Fisher E, Keogh E, Eccleston C. Everyday worry in adolescents with and without chronic pain: a diary study. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2017; 22:800-807. [DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2017.1280175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Emma Fisher
- Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath, Bath, UK
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Zou Z, Liu Y, Xie J, Huang X. Aerobic Exercise As a Potential Way to Improve Self-Control after Ego-Depletion in Healthy Female College Students. Front Psychol 2016; 7:501. [PMID: 27148113 PMCID: PMC4834755 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Purpose: To test whether aerobic exercise can help build self-control stamina in healthy female young adults. Stamina in this context is defined as the capability to endure ego depletion, which can be measured with a self-control task following another activity also requiring self-control. Methods: Forty-five healthy undergraduate women were randomized to either an experimental group or control group. Participants in the experimental group were required to run in their campus running field for 30 min for a period of 5 weeks. Individuals in the control group were required to do diary entries regarding self-control in their daily lives, also for a period of 5 weeks. Before and after the 5-week intervention, participants completed a pain threshold test, a color word Stroop task and the following Cold Pressor Task (CPT) (with and without a distraction component). Results: There was significant decrease of pain tolerance in session 2 relative to session 1 in the control group, but no such decline was found in the experimental group (though the improvement of pain tolerance was not significant), possibly suggesting successful self-control against this kind of decline. Conclusions: Five weeks of aerobic exercise increased self-control after ego depletion in terms of pain tolerance. These findings suggest that aerobic exercise may serve as a potential effective intervention for enhancing self-control in a college female population.
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- Zhiling Zou
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University Chongqing, China
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Karsdorp PA, Geenen R, Kroese FM, Vlaeyen JWS. Turning Pain Into Cues for Goal-Directed Behavior: Implementation Intentions Reduce Escape-Avoidance Behavior on a Painful Task. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2015; 17:499-507. [PMID: 26746152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED Pain automatically elicits escape-avoidance behavior to avert bodily harm. In patients with chronic pain, long-term escape-avoidance behavior may increase the risk of chronic disability. The aim of the presents study was to examine whether implementation intentions reduce escape-avoidance behavior during painful tasks in healthy individuals. Implementation intentions are "if-then" self-statements associating situational cues with goal-directed behaviors. Seventy healthy participants performed a painful finger pressing task, preceded by either implementation intention instructions with pain or a nonpain cue as a cue for goal-directed behavior, or control instructions. Escape-avoidance behavior was operationalized as task duration and response rate. Inhibitory control was measured using the Stop Signal Task. The pain implementation intentions resulted in the longest task duration (P = .02), and thus less escape-avoidance behavior. Low inhibitory control was associated with shorter task duration (P = .03), and thus more escape-avoidance behavior. The nonpain implementation intentions resulted in the highest response rate, but only when inhibitory control was low (P = .04). Implementation intentions referring to pain or nonpain reduce escape-avoidance behavior on a painful task. It is worthwhile to examine whether individuals in pain and with low inhibitory control benefit from interventions that incorporate implementation intentions. PERSPECTIVE To our knowledge, this study is the first to show that forming implementation intentions reduces escape-avoidance behavior during pain and fosters nonpain goal pursuit. The use of implementation intentions is indicated to be an intervention that could be of use in patients with pain, particularly when inhibitory control is low.
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- Petra A Karsdorp
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Research Group Health Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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