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| Title |
The Influence of Chronic Pain and Cognitive Function on Spatial-Numerical Processing
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00165 |
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| Authors |
Melanie Spindler, Katharina Koch, Elena Borisov, Jale Özyurt, Peter Sörös, Christiane Thiel, Carsten Bantel |
| Abstract |
Chronic pain (CP) is linked to changes in cognitive function. However, little is known about its influence on number sense, despite the fact that intact numerical-spatial processing is a prerequisite for valid scale-based pain assessments. This study aimed to elucidate whether number sense is changed in CP, to determine if changes have an impact on pain assessments using pain rating scales and what patient factors might contribute. N = 42 CP patients and n = 42 matched controls were analyzed (age range: 33-68 years). Numerical-spatial abilities were investigated by using number line tasks, where participants either estimated the position of a given number (position marking) or the value of a predefined mark (number naming). Pain intensity was assessed using numerical rating (NRS), verbal rating (VRS), and visual analog (VAS) scales. Additional measures included attention and working memory, verbal intelligence, medication and depression. Results revealed that in number naming, patients deviated more from expected (correct) responses than controls, and that VAS scores were significantly higher than both NRS and VRS and correlated with deviations in position making. Changes in number naming were predicted by pain intensity, sex and IQ but not by attention, memory or opioid medication. This article presents new insight on which cognitive mechanisms are influenced by CP with the focus on numerical spatial abilities. It could therefore provide useful knowledge in developing new pain assessment tools specifically for patients suffering from CP. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Germany | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 55 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 55 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 16% |
| Unknown | 19 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 11 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 16% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 21 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 August 2018.
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#12,808,677
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#1,340
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#152,470
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#45
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