Headache Impairs Attentional Performance: A Conceptual Replication and Extension

Attridge, Nina; Eccleston, Christopher; Noonan, Donna; Wainwright, Elaine; Keogh, Edmund

doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2016.09.007

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“…Previous studies that have considered both response times and accuracy have not found clear evidence of a trade-off. In some cases, pain is associated with lower accuracies but no significant change to response times [6], while in other cases pain is associated with both lower accuracies and longer response times [4,7], or, consistent with a speed-accuracy trade-off, longer response times and no significant effect on accuracies [4,7]. Given these inconsistencies, we recommend that future research considers the effects of pain on response times as well as on error rates.…”

Section: Reasoning In Pain 30mentioning

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An investigation of the effect of experimental pain on logical reasoning

Attridge

Keogh

Eccleston

2019

Pain

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Pain disrupts attention in order to prioritise avoidance of harm and promote analgesic behaviour. This could in turn have negative effects on higher-level cognitions which rely on attention. In the current paper we examined the effect of thermal pain induction on three measures of reasoning: the Cognitive Reflection Test, Belief Bias Syllogisms task, and Conditional Inference task. In Experiment 1, the thermal pain was set at each participant's pain threshold. In Experiment 2, it was set to a minimum of 44°C or 7/10 on a VAS scale (whichever was higher). In Experiment 3, performance was compared in no pain, low intensity pain, and high intensity pain conditions. We predicted that the experience of pain would reduce correct responding on the reasoning tasks. However, this was not supported in any of the three studies. We discuss possible interpretations of our failure to reject the null hypothesis and the importance of publishing null results.

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Section: Reasoning In Pain 30mentioning

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An investigation of the effect of experimental pain on logical reasoning

Attridge

Keogh

Eccleston

2019

Pain

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“…In the long-term, however, this ability may become maladaptive as pain interferes with the capability to fulfil daily tasks and goal pursuit [16,18,49]. The interference of pain with task performance has been documented in healthy individuals experiencing acute pain (e.g., [3,6,9,35]) as well as in those with chronic pain (e.g., [14,37]). Whereas the capture of attention by pain may be largely unintentional, it can be controlled to some extent.…”

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Task interference and distraction efficacy in patients with fibromyalgia: an experimental investigation

Ryckeghem

Rost

Kissi

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Pain

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Pain has the capacity to interfere with daily tasks. Although task interference by pain is largely unintentional, it can be controlled to a certain extent. Such top-down control over pain has been believed to be reduced in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). In this study, we investigated task interference and distraction efficacy in patients with FM and a matched healthy control group. Forty-nine patients with FM and 49 healthy volunteers performed as quickly as possible (1) a visual localization task in the presence of nonpainful vibrating or painful electric somatic stimuli, and (2) a somatosensory localization task (using nonpainful or painful stimuli). Participants reported on their experience of the somatic stimuli on some of the trials during both localisation tasks. Results indicated that pain interferes with performance of the visual task, in both patients with FM and healthy individuals. Furthermore, participants experienced the pain stimulus as less intense when directing attention away from the pain than when focusing on the pain. Overall, task performance of patients with FM was slower compared with the task performance in the healthy control group. In contrast to our hypotheses, patients with FM and healthy volunteers did not differ in the magnitude of the interference effect and distraction efficacy. In conclusion, current study provides support for contemporary theories claiming that attention modulates the experience of pain and vice versa. However, no evidence was found for an altered attentional processing of pain in patients with FM. Furthermore, results indicate that task interference and distraction efficacy are not just 2 sides of the same coin.

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“…To date, it remains unknown which cognitive processes are specifically affected by pain. The research of Attridge and colleagues (2017) is one of the few studies that has extensively addressed this question, albeit in healthy volunteers experiencing occasional headache and with experimental stimuli (Attridge, Eccleston, Noonan, Wainwright, & Keogh, 2017).…”

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Motivational Perspectives on Chronic Pain

Karoly

Crombez

2018

Oxford Scholarship Online

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This edited volume is the first to present a cohesive account of adaptation to chronic pain from a motivational perspective. Across the 15 chapters, scholars from diverse domains of psychology explore the multileveled and bidirectional nature of pain and motivation, drawing from a broad array of constructs, including self-regulation, goal systems, cognitive control, attention, conflict, interpersonal processes, coping, conditioning, and stress reactivity. Also addressed is the relation between pain and psychopathology, the nature of pain-affect dynamics, and the neural mechanisms underlying the pain experience. Applied considerations are presented in chapters on Motivational Interviewing, ACT, Internet-based methods, and related clinical topics. Our volume provides an up-to-date compendium of cutting-edge research and interventions that collectively illustrate the utility of viewing chronic pain as neither a “disease” nor an imposed lifestyle, but as the emergent and potentially flexible product of a complex transactional system that is bounded by sociocultural factors, on the one hand, and by biogenetic and neural moderating forces on the other. The chapters capture the vibrancy of current theory, research, and practice while pointing toward unexplored new directions. Students and seasoned pain researchers will find within the motivation-centered framework a host of intriguing ideas to complement extant formulations. And those engaged in treating/training persons with chronic pain will discover the unique, integrative value of motivational models.

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Headache Impairs Attentional Performance: A Conceptual Replication and Extension

Cited by 23 publications

References 40 publications

An investigation of the effect of experimental pain on logical reasoning

An investigation of the effect of experimental pain on logical reasoning

Task interference and distraction efficacy in patients with fibromyalgia: an experimental investigation

Motivational Perspectives on Chronic Pain

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