Table 3.
Variations in cognitive performance during and after a musculoskeletal injury on the Digit Span, the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, and Trails Making Test-B. DSF: Digit Span Forward, DSB: Digit Span Backward, A1: RAVLT A1, SUM: RAVLT Sum A1 to A5, A6: RAVLT A6, REC-A: RAVLT Delayed Recognition list A, TMT-B: Trails Making Test-B. Time point #1 (T1): pain state, and time point #2 (T2) non-pain state. *represents a significant difference between pre-post testing (p<0.007)
| Subtest | Time | Mean(SD) | N | p | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSF | 1 | 8.7(1.8) | 24 | 0.001* | 0.50 |
| 2 | 9.6(1.8) | 24 | |||
| DSB | 1 | 6.5(2.2) | 24 | 0.023 | 0.33 |
| 2 | 7.3(2.3) | 24 | |||
| A1 | 1 | 6.4(1.7) | 24 | 0.563 | 0.20 |
| 2 | 6.8(2.2) | 24 | |||
| SUM | 1 | 53.8(7.7) | 24 | 0.953 | 0.01 |
| 2 | 53.9(8.3) | 24 | |||
| A6 | 1 | 11.8(2.3) | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 11.8(2.4) | 23 | |||
| REC-A | 1 | 14.6(0.7) | 21 | 0.009 | 0.82 |
| 2 | 13.8(1.2) | 21 | |||
| TMT-B | 1 | 48.4(12.6) | 22 | <0.001* | 0.79 |
| 2 | 39.6(9.4) | 22 | |||