Chronic pain in osteoarthritis of the hip is associated with selective cognitive impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic pain of various origin is known to be associated with selective cognitive impairment. Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip is one of the leading causes of chronic pain in the adult population, but its association with cognitive performance has not been evaluated. Here, we investigate the effect of chronic pain due to unilateral OA of one hip and no further source of chronic pain on cognitive performance.

Materials and methods

A neuropsychological test battery, consisting of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test, Rivermead behavioural memory test, d2 test of attention, and F-A-S test was applied in 148 patients and 82 healthy pain-free control individuals. The influence of potentially confounding factors such as depression and an

SUBMITTER: Kazim MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030427 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature