Dolor en personas adultas con un trastorno del espectro del autismo (TEA) y comorbilidad: un análisis mediacional

• Domingo García-Villamisar ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Universidad Complutense de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Revista Española de Discapacidad (REDIS), ISSN-e 2340-5104, Vol. 5, Nº. 2, 2017, págs. 73-86
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.5569/2340-5104.05.02.04
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Pain in adults with autism spectrum disorders and comorbidity: a mediational analysis
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  • español

    La literatura incluyó las anomalías del procesamiento sensorial (dolor asociado) en los criterios de diagnóstico para las personas con autismo (TEA). Sin embargo no disponemos de ningún método estándar para la evaluación de las anomalías sensoriales y la conducta de dolor en personas con TEA. Cuarenta y seis adultos con TEA fueron incluidos en este estudio. Se evaluó la sensibilidad al dolor procedimental y agudo de forma objetiva en diversos contextos. Luego analizamos la matriz de correlación y ejecutamos un análisis dimensional. La correlación entre la sensibilidad al dolor y las variables clínicas fue significativa. La comorbilidad fue el principal factor de mediación entre la severidad del autismo y la intensidad del dolor. Nuestros resultados sugieren que nuestra metodología puede ser utilizada para evaluar la sensibilidad al dolor en adultos con TEA y nosotros confirmamos la hipótesis de que la comorbilidad es el principal factor de mediación entre la severidad del autismo y la intensidad del dolor.

  • English

    The literature recently included sensory processing abnormalities (pain associated) in the diagnostic criteria for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, there is no standard method for evaluating sensory and pain abnormalities in individuals with ASD. Forty-six adults with ASD were enrolled in this study. We evaluated objective pain sensitivity by measuring the procedural and acute pain in several contexts. Then, we analyzed the correlation matrix and next we executed mediational analyzes. The correlation between perception of pain and clinical variables was significant. The comorbidity was the main factor in the mediation between the severity of autism and the intensity of pain. Our results suggest that our methodology can be used to assess pain sensitivity in individuals with ASD, and we confirmed the hypothesis that comorbidity is the main mediating factor between the severity of autism and the intensity of pain.

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