Pain catastrophizing in the elderly: An experimental pain study.

age cognitive functioning elderly experimental pain pain catastrophizing pain responses

Journal

Scandinavian journal of pain

ISSN: 1877-8879

Titre abrégé: Scand J Pain

Pays: Germany

ID NLM: 101520867

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Date de publication:
01 Jan 2024

Historique:

received: 16 03 2023

accepted: 29 11 2023

medline: 7 3 2024

pubmed: 7 3 2024

entrez: 7 3 2024

Statut: epublish

Résumé

Pain catastrophizing in the aging population has not been studied in great detail. Existing investigations have reported conflicting results on the effects of age on pain catastrophizing in relation to pain responses. This study investigated the relationship between pain catastrophizing, and its individual components (rumination, magnification, and helplessness), and the responses to standardized experimental pain stimuli in old and young, healthy adults. Sixty-six volunteers (32 old: 65-87, 18 females; 34 young: 20-35, 17 females) participated in the study. Pain catastrophizing including the components of rumination, magnification, and helplessness was assessed with the pain catastrophizing scale (PCS). Experimental pain was induced by applying predefined pressure stimulations to the trapezius muscle. Pain intensity and unpleasantness were assessed using numerical rating scales. Pain catastrophizing levels and pain responses were statistically compared between the two age groups. Elderly individuals reported significantly ( Elderly reported lower PCSs than young adults. Rumination and helplessness were reduced in the elderly group. The elderly population showed positive correlations between catastrophizing levels and pain unpleasantness to standardized pressure pain stimuli. Results supported the view that elderly possess resilience over specific domains of pain catastrophizing that could counteract pain perception due to physiological decline.

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DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2023-0035 PMID: 38452201

pubmed: 38452201

pii: sjpain-2023-0035

doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2023-0035

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