Cognitive Reserve as a Protective Factor of Mental Health in Middle-Aged Adults Affected by Chronic Pain

• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.752623
• Publication Date: 2021-10-25T02:25:40Z
• Authors: Selma Delgado-Gallén; M. Dolors Soler; Sergiu Albu; Catherine Pachón-...; Vanessa Alviárez-...; Javier Solana-Sán...; David Bartrés-Faz; Josep M. Tormos; Alvaro Pascual-Leone; Gabriele Cattaneo
• Keywords: Cognitive reserve; Pain catastrophizing

Chronic pain is associated with worse mental health and cognitive impairment, which can be a cause or consequence of brain structure function alterations, e.g., maladaptive plasticity, antinociceptive system dysregulation. Cognitive reserve reflects the effectiveness internal connections it has been shown to protective factor in damage, slowing aging reducing risk disorders. The current study explored impact chronic on psychosocial factors, health, cognition. Furthermore, we aimed examine role relationship between clinical characteristics middle-aged adults. group consisted 477 volunteers from Barcelona Brain Health Initiative who completed online surveys pain, reserve, factors (sleep quality life). We described differences sociodemographic data, self-perceived neuropsychological assessment, participants reporting compared those without as well main group. Finally, modulation variables subgroups high/low intensity reserve. results showed that was reported by 45.5% Our revealed were older had status than people pain. presence affected working memory, daily life activities. Moreover, moderated influence resulting less affection suffering high In conclusion, construct could explain differential susceptibility its association powerful tool assessment treatment, principally due modifiable nature.