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Wilson, JM, Meints, SM, Edwards, RR, Yamin, JB and Moore, DJ (2024) The role of sleep disturbance in reduced accuracy on a divided attention task among patients with fibromyalgia. PAIN Reports, 9 (1). e1122-e1122. ISSN 2471-2531
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Abstract
Introduction: Patients with fibromyalgia show impaired cognitive performance compared with healthy, pain-free controls. Sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression are highly prevalent among patients with fibromyalgia, and each is associated with impaired cognitive performance. Yet, limited work has explored whether psychosocial factors contribute to group differences in cognitive performance. Objectives: This secondary data analysis investigated differences in cognitive performance between patients with fibromyalgia and healthy controls, and whether psychosocial factors accounted for these differences. Methods: Adults with fibromyalgia (N = 24) and healthy, pain-free controls (N = 26) completed 2 cognitive tasks and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression short forms. Independent samples t tests were used to test for differences in cognitive performance between patients with fibromyalgia and healthy controls. Pearson correlations were conducted to examine associations between psychosocial factors and cognitive performance. Psychosocial factors significantly related to cognitive performance were explored as potential mediators of group differences in cognitive performance. Results: Patients with fibromyalgia demonstrated poorer accuracy for divided attention compared with healthy controls, and sleep disturbance mediated this group difference. On the attentional switching task, healthy controls showed a greater switch-cost for accuracy compared with patients with fibromyalgia, but there was no group difference in reaction time. Anxiety and depression were not related to cognitive performance. Conclusion: e found that patients with fibromyalgia reported greater sleep disturbance and, in turn, had poorer accuracy on the divided attention task. Sleep disturbance is modifiable with behavioral interventions, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, and may be a target for improving sleep quality and cognitive performance among patients with fibromyalgia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Psychology (from Sep 2019) |
| Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc on behalf of The International Association for the Study of Pain |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2024 14:58 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Feb 2024 14:58 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001122 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/22691 |
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