Sensory processing patterns affect headache severity among adolescents with migraine

Abstract Objective : To evaluate the relationship between pain catastrophizing level, sensory processing patterns, and headache severity among adolescents with episodic migraine. Background : Catastrophizing about pain is a critical variable in how we understand adjustment to pain and has a unique contribution in predicting pain intensity. Recent reports found that migraine is also related to enhanced sensory sensitivity. However, the relationship between pain severity, pain catastrophizing level and sensory sensitivity requires greater study especially among adolescents. Methods : Participants were 92 adolescents aged 13-18 years, 40 with episodic migraine and 52 healthy controls. The migraine patients were prospectively recruited from outpatient pediatric neurology clinics. All participants completed the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale for children (PCS-ch). The migraine groups also completed the PedMIDAS, which measures Headache related disability. Results : Adolescents with migraine had significantly lower tendency to seek sensory input than healthy controls. Elevated rumination and helplessness correlated with higher migraine pain severity. Tendency to avoid sensory input predicted the migraine related disability level. They also significantly higher pain catastrophizing level than healthy controls, as seen in enhanced rumination (p ≤ 0.001) and helplessness (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusions : Sensory processing difficulties are common among adolescents with episodic migraine. Sensory avoidance may be related to pain experience, and pain catastrophizing and disability level.

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Sensory Processing Patterns affect Headache Severity among Adolescents with Migraine

10.21203/rs.3.rs-16925/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jacob Genizi ◽

Ayelet Halevy ◽

Mitchell Schertz ◽

Khaled Osman ◽

Nurit Assaf ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sensory Processing ◽

Sensory Input ◽

Pain Catastrophizing ◽

Episodic Migraine ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Sensory Sensitivity ◽

Headache Severity ◽

Sensory Processing Patterns ◽

The Relationship ◽

Disability Level

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the relationship between pain catastrophizing level, sensory processing patterns, and headache severity among adolescents with episodic migraine. Background: Catastrophizing about pain is a critical variable in how we understand adjustment to pain and has a unique contribution in predicting pain intensity. Recent reports found that migraine is also related to enhanced sensory sensitivity. However, the relationship between pain severity, pain catastrophizing level and sensory sensitivity requires greater study especially among adolescents. Methods: Participants were 92 adolescents aged 13-18 years, 40 with episodic migraine and 52 healthy controls. The migraine patients were prospectively recruited from outpatient pediatric neurology clinics. All participants completed the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP), and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale for children (PCS-ch). The migraine groups also completed the PedMIDAS, which measures Headache related disability. Results: Adolescents with migraine had significantly lower tendency to seek sensory input than healthy controls. Elevated rumination and helplessness correlated with higher migraine pain severity. Tendency to avoid sensory input predicted the migraine related disability level. They also significantly higher pain catastrophizing level than healthy controls, as seen in enhanced rumination (p ≤ 0.001) and helplessness (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusions: Sensory processing difficulties are common among adolescents with episodic migraine. Sensory avoidance may be related to pain experience, and pain catastrophizing and disability level.

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The Relationship Between Sensory Processing Patterns and Behavioural Responsiveness in Autistic Disorder: A Pilot Study

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders ◽

10.1007/s10803-007-0459-0 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 867-875 ◽

Cited By ~ 165

Author(s):

Amy E. Z. Baker ◽

Alison Lane ◽

Manya T. Angley ◽

Robyn L. Young

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Sensory Processing ◽

Autistic Disorder ◽

Sensory Processing Patterns ◽

The Relationship

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P.0348 Sensory processing patterns and autistic and alexithymic traits among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and sensory processing disorder

European Neuropsychopharmacology ◽

10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.10.330 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. S253

Author(s):

A.S. Machado ◽

G. Dias ◽

I. Carvalho

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Sensory Processing ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Spectrum Disorder ◽

Sensory Processing Disorder ◽

Sensory Processing Patterns

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An exploration of sensory processing patterns and their association with demographic factors in healthy adults

Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.1108/ijot-12-2018-0025 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 3-16

Author(s):

Tawanda Machingura ◽

Gurjeet Kaur ◽

Chris Lloyd ◽

Sharon Mickan ◽

David Shum ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sex Education ◽

Sensory Processing ◽

Demographic Factors ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Healthy Adults ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Sensory Processing Patterns

Purpose Previous research has provided limited evidence on whether and how demographic factors associate with sensory processing patterns (SPP) in adults. This paper aims to examine relationships between SPPs and sociodemographic factors of age, sex, education and ethnicity in healthy adults. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study design was used. A total of 71 adult participants was recruited from the community, using convenience sampling. Each participant completed the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales – short version (DASS-21). Demographic information on age, sex, education and ethnicity was collected. Results were analysed using descriptive statistics and multivariate analyses of covariance (MANCOVA). Findings SPPs, as measured by the AASP, were significantly correlated to demographic factors of age and education after controlling for emotional distress using the DASS-21. A statistically significant multivariate effect was found across the four dependent variables (low registration, seeking, sensitivity and avoiding) for the age category, F = 6.922, p = 0.009, ηp2 = 0.145, in the presence of a covariate DASS. The education category showed significance only in the seeking domain (p = 0.008, ηp2 = 0.10) after controlling for DASS. There was no significant correlation between SPPs and gender or ethnicity. Results also indicated that mean scores of participants in this study were “similar to most people” as standardised in the AASP. Research limitations/implications This was a cross-sectional study with limitations including that the study used a relatively small sample and was based on self-reported healthy participants. Practical implications SPPs may correlate with healthy adults’ age and to a lesser extent education. This suggests that it might be helpful to consider such demographic factors when interpreting SPPs in clinical populations, although further research in larger samples is needed to reach firmer conclusions about possible implications of demographic variables. Originality/value The findings in this paper add to the growing evidence that suggest that SPPs vary with sociodemographic factors.

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Relationship between sensory processing patterns, trait anxiety, and health-related quality of life in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105319901316 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 135910531990131

Author(s):

Brocha Z Stern ◽

Lauren B Strober ◽

Yael Goverover

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

Sensory Processing ◽

Indirect Effects ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Sensory Processing Patterns

Sensory processing patterns may predict health-related quality of life. This study examined this relationship in persons with multiple sclerosis considering trait anxiety as a potential mediator. Participants ( n = 94) completed the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile and other self-report measures at one time point. Sensory processing patterns were significantly associated with trait anxiety and health-related quality of life. Direct and indirect effects of sensory processing patterns were identified on physical health-related quality of life, and indirect effects were identified on mental health-related quality of life. Facilitating adaptive behavioral responses to sensory information may promote health-related quality of life in this population.

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