| Reference : Distraction from pain and executive functioning: an experimental investigation of the... |
| Scientific journals : Article | |||
| Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Theoretical & cognitive psychology | |||
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/31510 | |||
| Distraction from pain and executive functioning: an experimental investigation of the role of inhibition, task switching and working memory. | |
| English | |
| Verhoeven, Katrien [> >] | |
| Van Damme, Stefaan [> >] | |
| Eccleston, Christopher [> >] | |
Van Ryckeghem, Dimitri  [Ghent University > Experimental-Clinical and Health psychology] | |
| Legrain, Valery [> >] | |
| Crombez, Geert [> >] | |
| 2011 | |
| European Journal of Pain | |
| 15 | |
| 8 | |
| 866-73 | |
| Yes (verified by ORBilu) | |
| International | |
| 1090-3801 | |
| 1532-2149 | |
| England | |
| [en] Adolescent ; Analgesia/methods ; Attention/physiology ; Cognition/physiology ; Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control/physiology ; Executive Function/physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Memory, Short-Term/physiology ; Neural Inhibition/physiology ; Pain/physiopathology/prevention & control/psychology ; Pain Management/methods ; Perceptual Masking/physiology ; Young Adult | |
| [en] Although many studies have investigated the effectiveness of distraction as a method of pain control, the cognitive processes by which attentional re-direction is achieved, remain unclear. In this study the role of executive functioning abilities (inhibition, task switching and working memory) in the effectiveness of distraction is investigated. We hypothesized that the effectiveness of distraction in terms of pain reduction would be larger in participants with better executive functioning abilities. Ninety-one undergraduate students first performed executive functioning tasks, and subsequently participated in a cold pressor task (CPT). Participants were randomly assigned to (1) a distraction group, in which an attention-demanding tone-detection task was performed during the CPT, or (2) a control group, in which no distraction task was performed. Participants in the distraction group reported significantly less pain during the CPT, but the pain experience was not influenced by executive functioning abilities. However, the performance on the distraction task improved with better inhibition abilities, indicating that inhibition abilities might be important in focussing on a task despite the pain. | |
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/31510 | |
| Copyright (c) 2011 European Federation of International Association for the Study of Pain Chapters. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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