Do Intensity Ratings and Skin Conductance Responses Reliably Discriminate Between Different Stimulus Intensities in Experimentally Induced Pain?

Breimhorst, Markus; Sandrock, Stephan; Fechir, Marcel; Hausenblas, Nadine; Geber, Christian; Birklein, Frank

doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2010.04.012

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“…The issue of gender differences in pain perception has been studied extensively. The existing literature seems far from clear as to which gender perceives greater pain in response to stimulus, with reports of greater perceived pain in both men and women . A recent study by Butcher and Carmody found gender to be important in determining response to analgesia, and it is likely that such factors will play a role in pain perceptions in our cohort.…”

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Comparison of skin conductance measurements and subjective pain scores in children with minor injuries

Strehle

Gray

2013

Acta Paediatr

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Comparison of skin conductance measurements and subjective pain scores in children with minor injuries

Strehle

Gray

2013

Acta Paediatr

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“…In the laboratory, QST typically involves the administration of calibrated noxious stimuli and the assessment of participants’ pain responses using a visual analogue scale (VAS). QST methods are commonly used to assess inter-individual differences in somatosensory function and pain sensitivity (Arendt-Nielsen et al, 2009; Edwards et al, 2005a; Fillingim and Lautenbacher, 2004; Greenspan et al, 2011; Yarnitsky and Pud, 2004). …”

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Catastrophic thinking and increased risk for prescription opioid misuse in patients with chronic pain

Martel

Wasan

Jamison

et al. 2013

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background As a consequence of the substantial rise in the prescription of opioids for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain, greater attention has been paid to the factors that may be associated with an increased risk for prescription opioid misuse. Recently, a growing number of studies have shown that patients with high levels of catastrophizing are at increased risk for prescription opioid misuse. Objective The primary objective of this study was to examine the variables that might underlie the association between catastrophizing and risk for prescription opioid misuse in patients with chronic pain. Methods Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (n = 115) were asked to complete the SOAPP-R, a validated self-report questionnaire designed to identify patients at risk for prescription opioid misuse. Patients were also asked to complete self-report measures of pain intensity, catastrophizing, anxiety, and depression. Results Consistent with previous research, we found that catastrophizing was associated with an increased risk for prescription opioid misuse. Results also revealed that the association between catastrophizing and risk for opioid misuse was partially mediated by patients’ levels of anxiety. Follow-up analyses, however, indicated that catastrophizing remained a significant ‘unique’ predictor of risk for opioid misuse even when controlling for patients’ levels of pain severity, anxiety and depressive symptoms. Discussion Discussion addresses the factors that might place patients with high levels of catastrophizing at increased risk for prescription opioid misuse. The implications of our findings for the management of patients considered for opioid therapy are also discussed.

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“…The peak-to-base response amplitude of skin conductance was used as an index of SCR [40][41][42]. For the assessment of SCRs, the difference between the maximum value detected in a 6 s post-stimulus time window and the baseline (3 s pre-stimulus) was computed, which is comparable with other studies in which a time frame of 1-5 s after stimulus onset was chosen [43][44][45].…”

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Manipulating the Perceived Shape and Color of a Virtual Limb Can Modulate Pain Responses

Matamala-Gomez

Nierula

Donegan

et al. 2020

JCM

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Changes in body representation may affect pain perception. The effect of a distorted body image, such as the telescoping effect in amputee patients, on pain perception, is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether distorting an embodied virtual arm in virtual reality (simulating the telescoping effect in amputees) modulated pain perception and anticipatory responses to pain in healthy participants. Twenty-seven right-handed participants were immersed in virtual reality and the virtual arm was shown with three different levels of distortion with a virtual threatening stimulus either approaching or contacting the virtual hand. We evaluated pain/discomfort ratings, ownership, and skin conductance responses (SCRs) after each condition. Viewing a distorted virtual arm enhances the SCR to a threatening event with respect to viewing a normal control arm, but when viewing a reddened-distorted virtual arm, SCR was comparatively reduced in response to the threat. There was a positive relationship between the level of ownership over the distorted and reddened-distorted virtual arms with the level of pain/discomfort, but not in the normal control arm. Contact with the threatening stimulus significantly enhances SCR and pain/discomfort, while reduced SCR and pain/discomfort were seen in the simulated-contact condition. These results provide further evidence of a bi-directional link between body image and pain perception.

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Do Intensity Ratings and Skin Conductance Responses Reliably Discriminate Between Different Stimulus Intensities in Experimentally Induced Pain?

Cited by 30 publications

References 49 publications

Comparison of skin conductance measurements and subjective pain scores in children with minor injuries

Comparison of skin conductance measurements and subjective pain scores in children with minor injuries

Catastrophic thinking and increased risk for prescription opioid misuse in patients with chronic pain

Manipulating the Perceived Shape and Color of a Virtual Limb Can Modulate Pain Responses

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