scholarly journals The predictive value of attentional bias towards pain-related information in chronic pain patients: A diary study

Pain ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitri M.L. Van Ryckeghem ◽  
Geert Crombez ◽  
Liesbet Goubert ◽  
Jan De Houwer ◽  
Thomas Onraedt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Pain Patients

scholarly journals Chronic Pain Patients’ Gaze Patterns toward Pain-Related Information: Comparison between Pictorial and Linguistic Stimuli

Medicina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee ◽  
Beom ◽  
Choi ◽  
Lee ◽  
Lee
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Pain Catastrophizing ◽  
Pain Clinic ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Attentional Engagement ◽  
Pain Patients

Background and Objectives: The attentional bias and information processing model explained that individuals who interpret pain stimuli as threatening may increase their attention toward pain-related information. Previous eye tracking studies found pain attentional bias among individuals with chronic pain; however, those studies investigated this phenomenon by using only one stimulus modality. Therefore, the present study investigated attentional engagement to pain-related information and the role of pain catastrophizing on pain attentional engagement to pain-related stimuli among chronic pain patients by utilizing both linguistic and visual stimulus. Materials and Methods: Forty chronic pain patients were recruited from the rehabilitation center, the back pain clinic, and the rheumatology department of Chung-Ang University Hospital in Seoul, Korea. Patients observed pictures of faces and words displaying pain, presented simultaneously with neutral expressions, while their eye movements were measured using the eye tracking system. A t-test and ANOVA were conducted to compare stimulus pairs for the total gaze duration. Results revealed that chronic pain patients demonstrated attentional preference toward pain words but not for pain faces. An ANOVA with bias scores was conducted to investigate the role of pain catastrophizing on attentional patterns. Results indicated that chronic pain patients with high pain catastrophizing scores gazed significantly longer at pain- and anger-related words than neutral words compared to those with low pain catastrophizing scores. The same patterns were not observed for the facial expression stimulus pairs. Conclusions: The results of the present study revealed attentional preference toward pain-related words and the significant role of pain catastrophizing on pain attentional engagement to pain-related words. However, different patterns were observed between linguistic and visual stimuli. Clinical implications related to use in pain treatment and future research suggestions are discussed.

scholarly journals Attentional bias to somatosensory stimuli in chronic pain patients

Pain ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Broadbent ◽  
Christina Liossi ◽  
Daniel E. Schoth
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Somatosensory Stimuli ◽  
Pain Patients

scholarly journals Emotional and Motivational Pain Processing: Current State of Knowledge and Perspectives in Translational Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Becker ◽  
Edita Navratilova ◽  
Frauke Nees ◽  
Stefaan Van Damme
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Pain Processing ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Current State ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
Chronic Pain Conditions ◽  
Pain Patients

Pain elicits fear and anxiety and promotes escape, avoidance, and adaptive behaviors that are essential for survival. When pain persists, motivational priority and attention shift to pain-related information. Such a shift often results in impaired functionality, leading to maladaptive pain-related fear and anxiety and escape and avoidance behaviors. Neuroimaging studies in chronic pain patients have established that brain activity, especially in cortical and mesolimbic regions, is different from activity observed during acute pain in control subjects. In this review, we discuss the psychophysiological and neuronal factors that may be associated with the transition to chronic pain. We review information from human studies on neural circuits involved in emotional and motivational pain processing and how these circuits are altered in chronic pain conditions. We then highlight findings from animal research that can increase our understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying emotional-motivational pain processing in the brain. Finally, we discuss how translational approaches incorporating results from both human and animal investigations may aid in accelerating the discovery of therapies.

scholarly journals Attentional bias for prescription opioid cues among opioid dependent chronic pain patients

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 611-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric L. Garland ◽  
Brett E. Froeliger ◽  
Steven D. Passik ◽  
Matthew O. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Prescription Opioid ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Pain Patients
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