Cognitive Assessment for Fibromyalgia Patients (CAB-FB)
Innovative online test to detect cognitive alterations in patients with fibromyalgia. Perform a complete cognitive screening and evaluate the risk index of the presence of neuropsychological alterations related to fibromyalgia (Fibrofog).
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Computerized assessment for evaluating and detecting cognitive symptoms in fibromyalgia
Computerized assessment for evaluating and detecting cognitive symptoms in fibromyalgia
- Perform a complete cognitive screening and evaluate the risk index of fibromyalgia.
- For young adults, adults, and seniors.
- The online test lasts approximately 30-40 minutes.
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The Cognitive Assessment for Fibromyalgia Patients (CAB-FB) from CogniFit is a professional tool, consisting of a battery of tests and digital tasks, aimed at quickly and accurately detecting and assessing the presence of symptoms, traits, and dysfunctionalities in the cognitive processes affected by fibromyalgia.
This innovative online fibromyalgia test is a tool that allows a complete cognitive screening, to find out weaknesses and strengths, assess the risk index of fibromyalgia or fibrofog, and know which cognitive areas are affected by this alteration. This test is aimed at young adults 18+, adults, or seniors who suffer from fibromyalgia and may have a related cognitive impairment. Although fibromyalgia usually affects more women than men, this evaluation is useful for both. Any individual or professional user can easily use this neuropsychological battery. .
This online fibromyalgia test lasts about 30-40 minutes..
Fibromyalgia is a disease that affects many areas of a person's life. This disease is not limited to chronic pain or fatigue but also involves psychological and cognitive areas (what is known as "fibrofog").
This online innovative fibromyalgia test assesses the cognitive performance of people with chronic pain and fatigue. Discovering how the main cognitive skills (such as attention, processing speed, working memory, planning, etc.) which can be altered by this disease can serve as a predictor of the quality of life of patients, as well as help us to know the effectiveness of the treatments that are being carried out.
Clinical consultations and medical history, as well as questionnaires, assessment scales, and screening tests are very effective tools for detecting these cognitive problems. However, to know the depth of the impairment, it is necessary to carry out an exhaustive evaluation of the different cognitive functions through a neuropsychological assessment. Note that CogniFit does not directly offer a medical diagnosis of fibromyalgia. It is recommended to use this complete fibromyalgia or fibrofog test in addition to the professional diagnosis and not as a substitute for a clinical consultation.
Digital assessment protocol for fibromyalgia (CAB-FB)
Digital assessment protocol for fibromyalgia (CAB-FB)
This comprehensive cognitive screening for fibromyalgia and fibrofog consists of a questionnaire and a complete set of neuropsychological tests. Its duration is about 30-40 minutes.
Well-being Questionnaire
A series of easy-to-respond questions aimed at detecting the main signs and symptoms of fibromyalgia. This questionnaire is an evaluation and screening instrument for fibromyalgia.
Neuropsychological factors and cognitive profile
The CAB-FB continues with a battery of tasks aimed at assessing the main neuropsychological factors identified in the scientific literature for fibrofog. The results will be compared with the scales according to the age and sex of the user.
Complete results report
At the end of the fibromyalgia test, CogniFit generates a fully detailed results report, which shows the risk index for this disease (low- medium-high), warning signs and symptoms, cognitive profile, analysis of results, and recommendations. The results provide valuable information to identify support strategies.
Psychometric Results
Psychometric Results
CogniFit's Cognitive Assessment for Fibromyalgia Patients (CAB-FB), uses patented algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI), which makes it possible to analyze thousands of variables and notify users whether there is a risk of fibromyalgia with very satisfactory psychometric results.
The neuropsychological cognitive report has a high reliability, consistency, and stability. Transversal research designs have been followed, like the Alpha Cronbach coefficient, reaching scores of about .9. The Test-Retest tests have received scores of almost 1, which shows the high reliability and precision that this battery offers.
See validation tableWho is it for?
Who is it for?
The Cognitive Assessment for Fibromyalgia Patients (CAB-FB) can be applied to adolescents, adults, and seniors who have, or who are suspected of having this disorder.
Any individual or professional user can easily use this neuropsychological battery. No special training or skills are needed to use this online professional program. It is specially designed for:
Individual users
Understand brain function and cognitive strengths and weaknesses
Individual users
Understand brain function and cognitive strengths and weaknesses
Healthcare professionals
Precisely evaluate patients and offer a complete report
Parents and guardians
Identify if my loved ones are at risk for fibromyalgia-related cognitive impairment
Researchers
Measure the cognitive abilities of research participants
Benefits
Benefits
This online tool can quickly and precisely evaluate the presence of general symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions related to fibromyalgia, can offer many advantages :
LEADING INSTRUMENT
CogniFit's Cognitive Assessment for Fibromyalgia Patients (CAB-FB) is a professional tool created by specialists. The cognitive tests have been patented. This leading instrument is used by the scientific community, universities, families, foundations, and medical centers around the world.
EASY-TO-USE
Any individual or professional user (healthcare professional, teacher, etc.) can personally use this neuropsychological battery without needing special training or knowledge of neuroscience or technology. The interactive format offers a simple and effective use of the platforms.
USER-FRIENDLY
All tasks are presented in a fully automated way. To make them accessible and entertaining, they have been developed in the form of fun interactive games, making them easier to understand.
DETAILED RESULTS REPORT
CogniFit's Cognitive Assessment for Fibromyalgia Patients (CAB-FB) offers quick and precise feedback, creating a complete system to analyze results. This makes it possible to recognize and understand the symptoms, strengths, weaknesses, and risk index.
ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This powerful software makes it possible to analyze thousands of variables and offer specific recommendations tailored to each user.
When should you use this fibromyalgia test?
When should you use this fibromyalgia test?
With this evaluation battery it is possible to reliably detect the risk of presenting symptoms and cognitive deterioration related to Fibromyalgia or Fibrofog in young adults, adults or seniors.
People with PTSD, or those who have been in a car accident, are more likely to have fibromyalgia.
Early detection failure or lack of necessary adapted tools make daily functioning very difficult and can lead to problems in areas such as the workplace, social or family interaction and emotions.
Fibromyalgia, fibrofog, pain and frequently associated chronic fatigue can cause widespread deterioration and difficulties in work and social functioning. Mainly you can differentiate between:
Joint and muscle pains
It is a diffuse, nonspecific pain that affects many different parts of the body (usually all 18 points of pain). Pain in Fibromyalgia has some peculiarities such as allodynia (pain from painless stimuli), hyperalgesia (pain greater than normal in relation to painful stimuli) and persistence (it is present for longer than normal).
Psychological symptoms and state of mind
Anxiety and depression are often linked to fibromyalgia and are thought to be caused by or to occur during the course of the illness.
Associated symptoms
Sleep and skin disorders are highly common in this disease and there are also many symptoms related to gastrointestinal disorders.
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Description of the diagnostic criteria questionnaire
Description of the diagnostic criteria questionnaire
Fibromyalgia is characterized by a number of signs and symptoms. These indicators may make us suspicious about the presence of this disorder. Therefore, the first step of the Cognitive Assessment for Fibromyalgia Patients (CAB-FB) consists of a questionnaire with screening questions that are adapted to the main diagnostic criteria and symptoms appropriate to each age group.
The questions presented here are similar to those that can be found in a diagnostic manual, questionnaire or assessment scales but have been simplified so that they can be understood and answered by virtually anyone.
It is made up of a series of simple questions that can be completed by the user, or by the professional in charge of the assessment. The questionnaire gathers questions about the following areas Muscle and joint pain (generally located in the 18 points of pain), psychological symptoms and mental state (the psychological state is important when related to the daily life ot the person affected by this disease) and associated symptoms (derived problems, such as sleep disorders, skin disorders, etc.).
Battery description to assess neuropsychological factors involved in fibromyalgia
Battery description to assess neuropsychological factors involved in fibromyalgia
The presence of alterations in some of the cognitive abilities may be an indicator of fibromyalgia. An overall profile of cognitive abilities can tell us how intense is the extent of cognitive impairment derived from this disease.
Cognitive problems associated with fibromyalgia can significantly alter the state of different abilities, such as attention, processing speed, working memory, planning, and reaction time thus reducing patients' quality of life. The detection of this deterioration is important so as to improve the functionality and independence of the users with the proper intervention.
These are the domains and cognitive skills assessed in the fibromyalgia test (CAB-FB):
Attention
Ability to filter distractions and focus on relevant information.Excellent
8.2% above average
Focus and Fibromyalgia. Focus is the ability to concentrate our attention on an objective stimulus, regardless of how long it lasts. Often, people with fibromyalgia have difficulty focusing on the relevant and appropriate stimuli or events of each situation.
467Your Score
400Average
Memory
Ability to retain or manipulate new information and recover memories from the past.Excellent
7.5% above average
Short-Term Memoryand Fibromyalgia. Short-term memory is the ability to maintain a small amount of information over a short period of time. In fibromyalgia it might be difficult or impossible to understand read information. Memory is one of the cognitive abilities most affected in fibromyalgia, including several of its sub-components.
549Your Score
400Average
Working memory can be defined as the set of processes that allow us to temporarily store and manipulate information to carry out complex cognitive tasks such as language comprehension, reading, mathematical skills, learning, or reasoning. People living with fibromyalgia show degraded performance in working memory when compared to people without this disease, especially in the presence of distractors. This can have a major impact on more complex tasks.
627Your Score
400Average
Naming and Fibromyalgia. Naming is the ability to refer to an object, person, place, concept, or idea by its proper name. In fact, verbal fluency and the ability to find the right words are often altered in fibromyalgia.
518Your Score
400Average
Perception
Ability to interpret the stimuli from one's surroundings.Excellent
8.0% above average
Recognition and Fibromyalgia. Recognition is the brain’s ability to identify a stimulus that it had perceived previously.
577Your Score
400Average
Reasoning
Ability to efficiently use (organize, relate, etc.) acquired information.Excellent
7.5% above average
Planning and Fibromyalgia. Planning is the ability to organize mentally the best way to achieve a goal in the future. Planning, executive control, reasoning, or decision making can all be altered throughout the course of the disease.
516Your Score
400Average
Processing speed and Fibromyalgia. Processing Speed is the time a person needs to perform a mental task. This means that a person with fibromyalgia may need more time to remember information or to solve a problem.
706Your Score
400Average
Shifting and Fibromyalgia. Shifting is the brain's ability to adapt your behavior and thoughts to new, changing, or unexpected events.
528Your Score
400Average
Evaluation tasks
Evaluation tasks
This multi-dimensional scientific resource uses multiple evaluation tasks. Here you can see examples:
Follow the Ball Synchronization Test UPDA-SHIF
The Synchronization Test UPDA-SHIF is based on the Vienna Test System (VST) (Whiteside, 2002). In this task the test-taker is required to carefully and precisely track a ball which moves along a path. The distance in pixels between the center of the ball and the cursor moved by the user is considered to calculate the accuracy score.
The Letters Decoding Test VIPER-NAM
The Decoding Test VIPER-NAM was inspired by the Boston Naming Test (Kaplan et al., 1983) and by the vocabulary test from the WAIS-III (Wechsler, 1997). The test-taker is required to click on the first letter, among four of them, that spells the name of the object depicted on the screen. For example, for the picture of an apple, the test-taker should click on the letter “A” but not on the three incorrect responses (C, P, M) also present on the screen.
Objects Seen or Heard Before Identification Test COM-NAM
The Identification Test COM-NAM is based on the Boston Naming Test (Kaplan et al., 1983) and by the vocabulary test from the WAIS-III (Wechsler, 1997). For each object shown, the test-taker must choose from three possibilities: 1) the item is presented for the first time in the task or 2) the last time it appeared the item was spoken or 3) the last time it appeared the item was presented as a picture.
The Ball and the Colors Simultaneity Test DIAT-SHIF
The Simultaneity Test DIAT-SHIF stems from the classic Stroop test (Stroop, 1935), the Vienna Test System (Whiteside, 2002), and the Test of Variables of Attention (Greenberg et al., 1996). The test-taker is required to accurately follow a ball moving and turning in all directions on the screen while, at the same time, performing a variant of the Stroop test.
The Brain and Fibromyalgia
The Brain and Fibromyalgia
Although no injury can be seen in the brain of people with fibromyalgia, more and more scientific studies are detecting a number of consistent findings: People with fibromyalgia tend to have a lower density of the gray substance in some areas of the brain. The common cognitive alterations in Fibromyalgia are related precisely to the areas of the brain with the lowest density:
1 Medial prefrontal cortex
The prefrontal cortex is responsible for executive functions, attention and working memory, which are often a problem for people with fibromyalgia. Several studies have detected a decrease in the density of the grey substance in this brain area in people with fibromyalgia.
2 Posterior cingulate cortex
Although the functions of this portion of the cingulate cortex are not very well defined, there is some consensus that it is involved in long-term memory storage. On the other hand, some studies point their participation in attentional regulation during work-intensive tasks. In Fibromyalgia, there may also be a reduction in the volume of this structure.
3 Hippocampus
The hippocampus is the memory brain structure by excellence, and is highly involved in various mnestic functions. Patients suffering from fibromyalgia may suffer alterations in this subcortical structure, causing memory problems as a consequence.
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References
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- Schmidt-Wilcke, T., Wood, P., & Lürding, R. (2010). Schmerz und Aufmerksamkeit [Cognitive impairment in patients suffering from fibromyalgia. An underestimated problem]. Der Schmerz, 24(1), 46-53.
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