Evaluation of Cold Pressor Pain Response and Pain Catastrophization in a Healthy Nigerian Adult Population

Auteurs

  • AH Umar Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
  • A Mohammed Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
  • JO Ayo Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
  • NM Danjuma Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
  • AS Isa Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
  • I Suleiman Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
  • MS Muhammad Department of Human Physiology
  • AU Muhammad Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
  • A Muhammad Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
  • Y Yusha'u Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
  • AA Ishaku Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno State

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5809673

Mots-clés :

Cold pressor pain, Pain catastrophizing, Nigerian adults, Sex

Résumé

Background: Inter-individual variability in pain perception is an area of research interest to scientists due to its complexity and compounding nature. Dispositional characteristics have been known to influence pain response, a difference attributed to bio-psycho-social factors. In this study, differences in experimental cold pressor pain response and pain catastrophizing were evaluated among healthy adult population in Zaria, Nigeria. Methodology: A total of 161 apparently healthy subjects volunteered for the study. Cold pressor pain was induced by asking subjects to immerse their non-dominant hand in cold water at 2 4 0C. Cut off time was 5 minutes. Pain catastrophizing was assessed using the visual analogue scale. Result: There was no significant effect of sex, age and ethnicity on cold pressor pain threshold and tolerance among the studied population, but females catastrophized more than males. Conclusion: Sex, age and ethnicity have no effects on cold pressor pain response among healthy adults in Zaria, Nigeria, but pain catastrophizing is higher in females than in males.

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Publiée

2021-12-29

Numéro

Vol. 2 No 2 (2021): Journal of Medical and Basic Scientific Research (JMBSR)

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(c) Copyright Umar AH, Mohammed A, Ayo JO, Danjuma NM , Isa AS, Suleiman I, Muhammad MS, Muhammad UA, Muhammad A, Yusha'u Y, Ishaku AA 2021

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Evaluation of Cold Pressor Pain Response and Pain Catastrophization in a Healthy Nigerian Adult Population. J Med B Sci Res [Internet]. 29 déc. 2021 [cité 23 nov. 2024];2(2):37-49. Disponible sur: https://jmbsr.com.ng/index.php/jmbsr/article/view/73