Breaking barriers: Artificial intelligence interpreting the interplay between mental illness and pain as defined by the international association for the study of pain

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2023

Autores

Franciele Parolini (Autor) Outra; Márcio Goethel (Autor) Outra; Klaus Becker (Autor) Outra; Cristofthe Fernandes (Autor) Outra; Ricardo J. Fernandes (Autor) FADEUP; Ulysses F. Ervilha (Autor) Outra; Rubim Santos (Autor) Outra; João Paulo Vilas-Boas (Autor) FADEUP

Revista

Título: Biomedicines

Vol. 23

Página Final: 2042

Editora: MDPI

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 0 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências sociais

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00Y-TC2

DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11072042

Abstract (EN): Low back pain is one of the main causes of motor disabilities and psychological stress, with the painful process encompassing sensory and affective components. Noxious stimuli originate on the periphery; however, the stimuli are recombined in the brain and therefore processed differently due to the emotional environment. To better understand this process, our objective was to develop a mathematical representation of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) model of pain, covering the multidimensional representation of this phenomenon. Data from the Oswestry disability index; the short form of the depression, anxiety, and stress scale; and pain catastrophizing daily questionnaires were collected through online completion, available from 8 June 2022, to 8 April 2023 (1021 cases). Using the information collected, an artificial neural network structure was trained (based on anomaly detection methods) to identify the patterns that emerge from the relationship between the variables. The developed model proved to be robust and able to show the patterns and the relationship between the variables, and it allowed for differentiating the groups with altered patterns in the context of low back pain. The distinct groups all behave according to the main finding that psychological and pain events are directly associated. We conclude that our proposal is effective as it is able to test and confirm the definition of the IASP for the study of pain. Here we show that the fiscal and mental dimensions of pain are directly associated, meaning that mental illness can be an enhancer of pain episodes and functionality.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 12