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Executive functioning is associated to everyday interference of pain in patients with chronic pain

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  • Nils Berginström
  • Sofia Wåhlin
  • Linn Österlund
  • Anna Holmqvist
  • Monika Löfgren
  • Britt-Marie Stålnacke
  • Marika C Möller

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Dysfunction in executive functions is common among patients with chronic pain. However, the relationships between executive functioning and pain management have not been extensively studied. In this study, 189 outpatients (160 women, 29 men; mean age 33.15) with chronic pain underwent an extensive neuropsychological assessment, including several tests of executive functions. In addition, all participants completed self-assessment questionnaires regarding pain and interference of pain in everyday life. After adjusting for effects of age, education, and depression, several aspects of executive functioning were significantly associated with self-assessed everyday interference of pain (rs = 0.13–0.22, all ps

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  • Nils Berginström & Sofia Wåhlin & Linn Österlund & Anna Holmqvist & Monika Löfgren & Britt-Marie Stålnacke & Marika C Möller, 2024. "Executive functioning is associated to everyday interference of pain in patients with chronic pain," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(11), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0313187
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313187
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