&Cognitive Performance Measures and Relationship to Fibromyalgia
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Subject: [CO-CURE] RES: Positive Associations Between Physical and =
Cognitive
Performance Measures in Fibromyalgia.
Note: A key element here may be the use of objective assessments vs
self-report.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print]
Positive Associations Between Physical and Cognitive Performance =
Measures in
Fibromyalgia.
Cherry BJ, Zettel-Watson L, Chang JC, Shimizu R, Rutledge DN, Jones CJ.
Department of Psychology, California State University Fullerton, =
Fullerton,
CA.
Abstract
Cherry BJ, Zettel-Watson L, Chang JC, Shimizu R, Rutledge DN, Jones CJ.
Positive associations between physical and cognitive performance =
measures in
fibromyalgia.
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the associations between perceived physical function
(self-report) and physical and cognitive performance (objective
assessments) in persons with fibromyalgia (FM).
DESIGN:
Correlational study.
SETTING:
Exercise testing laboratory in Southern California.
PARTICIPANTS:
Community-residing ambulatory adults meeting the American College of
Rheumatology 1990 criteria for FM (N=3D68; mean age, 59.5y).
INTERVENTIONS:
Not applicable.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:
Composite Physical Function scale, Senior Fitness Test (3 items), =
Fullerton
Advanced Balance scale, 30-foot walk, Trail Making Test parts A and B, =
Digit
Symbol Substitution Test, a composite score of these 3 cognitive =
measures,
attention/executive function composite, processing speed composite, =
problem
solving, inhibition, and episodic memory composite.
RESULTS:
Hierarchical regression analyses showed that after controlling for age =
and
FM symptoms, better physical performance (based on assessments, not
self-report) was associated with higher cognitive function in
attention/executive function, processing speed, problem solving, and
inhibition.
CONCLUSIONS:
Researchers should continue to investigate the relationship between =
physical
and cognitive function in both clinical and nonclinical populations, as =
well
as explore changes across time. Because physical activity has been
associated with neural improvements, further research may identify =
whether
particular mechanisms, such as neurogenesis, synaptogenesis, or changes =
in
inflammatory marker levels, are involved.
Copyright =A9 2012 the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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