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The Association between Pain-Related Variables, Emotional Factors, and Attentional Functioning following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Joint Authors
McKerral, Michelle
De Guise, Élaine
Beaupré, Michelle
Source
Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examined how MTBI concomitants such as pain variables, depression, and anxiety were related to attentional functioning at different stages of recovery.
Participants having sustained a MTBI who were in the earlier phase of recovery showed, compared to controls, slower reaction times and larger intra-individual variability on a Computerized Pictorial Stroop Task (CPST).
They also reported more post-concussion symptoms, pain intensity and disability, whereas MTBI participants who were in the later phase of recovery presented a higher rate of post-concussive symptoms and somewhat higher pain intensity/disability.
MTBI participants’ scores on the cognitive items of the post-concussion symptoms scale were positively correlated with reaction times on the CPST, while pain intensity/disability levels were negatively correlated with standard attention measures.
Results indicate that obtaining response times and intra-individual variability measures using tests such as the CPST represents an effective means for measuring recovery of attentional function, and that pain intensity/disability should be systematically assessed after a MTBI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Beaupré, Michelle& De Guise, Élaine& McKerral, Michelle. 2012. The Association between Pain-Related Variables, Emotional Factors, and Attentional Functioning following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Rehabilitation Research and Practice،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508517
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Beaupré, Michelle…[et al.]. The Association between Pain-Related Variables, Emotional Factors, and Attentional Functioning following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Rehabilitation Research and Practice No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508517
American Medical Association (AMA)
Beaupré, Michelle& De Guise, Élaine& McKerral, Michelle. The Association between Pain-Related Variables, Emotional Factors, and Attentional Functioning following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Rehabilitation Research and Practice. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508517
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508517