Cognitive performance in women with fibromyalgia: A case–control study Volver al Listado Contactar con el autor Abrir URL Artículo Nombre del Autor/es Heredia- Torres, M., Huertas-Hoyas, E., Máximo-Bocanegra, N., Palacios-Ceña, D., y Fernández de las Peñas, C. Título del artículo en castellano Cognitive performance in women with fibromyalgia: A case–control study Título del Artículo en inglés Nombre de la revista Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Año de publicación 2016 Volumen de la revista 63(5) Páginas de la revista 1-9 Palabras Claves activities of daily living, cognitive ability, fibromyalgia, functional independence, y functions DOI 10.1111/1440-1630.12292 Resumen en castellano Background/aim: This study aimed to evaluate the differences in cognitive skills between women with fibromyalgia and healthy women, and the correlations between functional independence and cognitive limitations. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed. Twenty women with fibromyalgia and 20 matched controls participated. Outcomes included the Numerical Pain Rating Scale, the Functional Independence Measure, the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and Gradior© software. The Student’s t-test and the Spearman’s rho test were applied to the data. Results: Women affected required a greater mean time (P < 0.020) and maximum time (P < 0.015) during the attention test than the healthy controls. In the memory test they displayed greater execution errors (P < 0.001), minimal time (P < 0.001) and mean time (P < 0.001) whereas, in the perception tests, they displayed a greater mean time (P < 0.009) and maximum time (P < 0.048). Correlations were found between the domains of the functional independence measure and the cognitive abilities assessed. Conclusions: Women with fibromyalgia exhibited a decreased cognitive ability compared to healthy controls, which negatively affected the performance of daily activities, such as upper limb dressing, feeding and personal hygiene. Patients required more time to perform activities Resumen en inglés Referencia bibliográfica Pérez de Heredia-Torres M, Huertas-Hoyas E, Máximo-Bocanegra N, Palacios-Ceña D, Fernández-De-Las-Peñas. Cognitive performance in women with fibromyalgia: A case-control study. Aust Occup Ther J. 2016 Oct;63(5):329-337. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12292.