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Cogniphobia and neuropsychological functioning in migraine.
Jaclyn E Klepper1, Laura Sebrow1, Noah L Rosen2
1Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.
Neuropsychology
|April 7, 2022
Summary
Cogniphobia, the fear of cognitive exertion, is linked to increased anxiety, depression, and poorer cognitive function in migraine patients. Understanding these fear-avoidance links is crucial for managing migraine and cognitive health.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
- Clinical Medicine
Background:
- Cogniphobia, the fear and avoidance of cognitive exertion, is hypothesized to contribute to or worsen headaches.
- Fear-avoidance behaviors are increasingly recognized as significant factors in chronic pain conditions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the associations between cogniphobia and established fear-avoidance constructs in adults with migraine.
- To explore the relationship between cogniphobia and measures of emotional state and cognitive functioning.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 72 adults with migraine recruited from a tertiary headache center.
- Participants completed the Cogniphobia Scale for Headache Disorders (CS-HD), alongside surveys assessing demographics, migraine characteristics, pain, emotional state (anxiety, pain-related fear, depression), and functioning.
- Neuropsychological tests were administered to evaluate cognitive performance.
Main Results:
- The CS-HD showed significant positive associations with anxiety, pain-related fear, self-reported cognitive symptoms, headache disability, and depression.
- Higher cogniphobia scores correlated with lower performance on neuropsychological tests measuring semantic fluency, visual immediate recall, delayed recall, and recognition memory.
- These associations remained significant even after adjusting for depression and anxiety.
Conclusions:
- Cogniphobia is significantly associated with key fear-avoidance constructs in individuals with migraine.
- Fear-avoidance factors, including cogniphobia, are important considerations in the comprehensive evaluation of migraine patients and their neuropsychological functioning.
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