ArticlePhysical therapy2016
Comparative Associations of Working Memory and Pain Catastrophizing With Chronic Low Back Pain Intensity.
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- A Systematic Review on the Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients with LBP: The Impact of Chronic Pain on Quality of Life.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Through the Lens of Movement-Evoked Pain: A Theoretical Framework of the "Pain-Movement Interface" to Guide Research and Clinical Care for Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions.The journal of pain · 2024Review
- The Relationship between Pain Catastrophizing and Cognitive Function in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Scoping Review.Pain research & management · 2023Article
- Two Distinct Neural Mechanisms Underlying Acupuncture Analgesia.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Pain and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Aging.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Toward Understanding Movement-evoked Pain (MEP) and its Measurement: A Scoping Review.The Clinical journal of pain · 2021Article
- Age and pain differences in non-verbal fluency performance: Associations with cortical thickness and subcortical volumes.Experimental gerontology · 2019Article
- Correlation among the Behavioral Features in the Offspring of Morphine-Abstinent Rats.Addiction & health · 2019Article
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- Paradigm Shift in Geriatric Low Back Pain Management: Integrating Influences, Experiences, and Consequences.Physical therapy · 2018Review
- Hippocampal morphology mediates biased memories of chronic pain.NeuroImage · 2018Article
- Biopsychosocial Influences on Shoulder Pain: Analyzing the Temporal Ordering of Postoperative Recovery.The journal of painArticle
- Neuropsychological Symptoms and Functional Capacity in Older Adults with Chronic Pain.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBecause of its high global burden, determining biopsychosocial influences of chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a research priority. Psychological factors such as pain catastrophizing are well established. However, cognitive factors such as working memory warrant further investigation to be clinically useful.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine how working memory and pain catastrophizing are associated with CLBP measures of daily pain intensity and movement-evoked pain intensity.
designThis study was a cross-sectional analysis of individuals with ≥3 months of CLBP (n=60) compared with pain-free controls (n=30).
methodParticipants completed measures of working memory, pain catastrophizing, and daily pain intensity. Movement-evoked pain intensity was assessed using the Back Performance Scale. Outcome measures were compared between individuals with CLBP and those who were pain-free using nonparametric testing. Associations were determined using multivariate regression analyses.
resultsParticipants with CLBP (mean age=47.7 years, 68% female) had lower working memory performance (P=.008) and higher pain catastrophizing (P<.001) compared with pain-free controls (mean age=47.6 years, 63% female). For individuals with CLBP, only working memory remained associated with daily pain intensity (R(2)=.07, standardized beta=-.308, P=.041) and movement-evoked pain intensity (R(2)=.14, standardized beta=-.502, P=.001) after accounting for age, sex, education, and interactions between pain catastrophizing and working memory. LIMITATIONS: The cross-sectional design prevented prospective analysis. Findings also are not indicative of overall working memory (eg, spatial) or cognitive performance.
conclusionWorking memory demonstrated the strongest association with daily pain and movement-evoked pain intensity compared with (and after accounting for) established CLBP factors. Future research will elucidate the prognostic value of working memory on prevention and recovery of CLBP.
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