OBJECTIVES: To compare autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity and somatic symptoms in chronic abdominal pain (CAP) patients and well children during (a) resting baseline, (b) training in a cognitive task, and (c) random assignment to success vs. failure on the task. METHODS: The ECG was continuously recorded with a dual lead system (Biopac) in 45 CAP patients and 22well children, ages 9-16 years (mean age=12.3). Heart rate variability (HRV) was analyzed during the 5-min resting baseline, training, and success/failure on the task. Performance expectations were assessed before the task. Gastrointestinal (GI) and non-GI somatic symptoms were assessed before and after the task. RESULTS: Compared to well children, CAP patients reported lower expectations for their task performance and higher GI symptoms (P's<.05). During success, CAP patients exhibited significant increases in both sympathetic (P<.05) and parasympathetic (P<.05) activity, whereas well children exhibited no change in ANS activity. During failure, CAP patients exhibited significant increases in somatic symptoms (<.05) but no change in ANS activity. CONCLUSIONS: The lower performance expectations of CAP patients compared to well children may have influenced their experience of success and contributed to differences in their autonomic activity.
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OBJECTIVES: To compare autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity and somatic symptoms in chronic abdominal pain (CAP) patients and well children during (a) resting baseline, (b) training in a cognitive task, and (c) random assignment to success vs. failure on the task. METHODS: The ECG was continuously recorded with a dual lead system (Biopac) in 45 CAP patients and 22 well children, ages 9-16 years (mean age=12.3). Heart rate variability (HRV) was analyzed during the 5-min resting baseline, training, and success/failure on the task. Performance expectations were assessed before the task. Gastrointestinal (GI) and non-GI somatic symptoms were assessed before and after the task. RESULTS: Compared to well children, CAP patients reported lower expectations for their task performance and higher GI symptoms (P's<.05). During success, CAP patients exhibited significant increases in both sympathetic (P<.05) and parasympathetic (P<.05) activity, whereas well children exhibited no change in ANS activity. During failure, CAP patients exhibited significant increases in somatic symptoms (<.05) but no change in ANS activity. CONCLUSIONS: The lower performance expectations of CAP patients compared to well children may have influenced their experience of success and contributed to differences in their autonomic activity.
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