Reference : Distraction from Pain in Aging – the Impact of Acute Stress

	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Neurosciences & behavior
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/51371

Title :	Distraction from Pain in Aging – the Impact of Acute Stress
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Dierolf, Angelika [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) >]
	van der Meulen, Marian [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) >]
	Schulz, André [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) >]
	Vögele, Claus [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) >]
	Miltner, Wolfgang []
Publication date :	2022
Main document title :	47. Jahrestagung Psychologie und Gehirn
Author, co-author :	Heinrichs, Markus
	Schönauer, Monika
Pages :	454
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
Event name :	47. Jahrestagung "Psychologie und Gehirn"
Event date :	16-06-2022 to 18-06-2022
Event place (city) :	Freiburg
Event country :	Germany
Abstract :	[en] While older people report acute and chronic pain more often than younger people, and, therefore, would benefit significantly from non-pharmacological pain treatment, little is known about how age affects psychological strategies of pain modulation. Distraction from pain by cognitive engagement, an efficient pain modulation strategy, relies on the prefrontal cortex (PFC). The PFC, however, is an area affected by age-related cognitive decline, which might lead to reduced pain relief through distraction in older adults. Acute stress, a common concomitant phenomenon of pain, might additionally reduce the pain relief effect by its negative impact on PFC and PFC-based executive functions. Healthy young (18-30 years) and older participants (65+ years) performed a pain distraction task before and after acute stress induction using the Trier Social Stress Test, or a respective control condition. An n-Back working memory task with low and high cognitive load served as the distraction paradigm, during which participants received non-painful and moderately painful stimuli. These stimuli were individually adjusted transdermal electrical pulse trains to the inner forearm and participants rated them regarding their intensity and unpleasantness. Pain-related evoked potentials were recorded with a 64-channel EEG, and several saliva samples were collected to measure hormonal stress responses. First analyses on the currently small sample suggest a negative impact of acute stress on distraction from pain in both age groups. Our final results will contribute to a deeper understanding on the efficacy of pain modulation in aging and potential influencing factors, helping to optimize pain treatments in this population.
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