Stefan Duschek
Biographic Data
| ID | 7635830 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stefan Duschek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stefan |
| FAMILY NAME | Duschek |
| SIGNATURE | DUSCHEK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | UMIT - Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Medizinische Informatik und Technik |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9082-0154 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The linkage between decision-making and bodily states
Theories such as the somatic marker hypothesis posit that emotions and feedback from bodily states support higher cognition and decision-making. This study investigated the connection between decision-making and activity of the startle reflex, a defense reflex that is sensitive to emotional states. Decision-making was assessed using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), which simulates real-life decision-making with respect to complexity and uncertainty.…
Is reduced health-related quality of life a primary manifestation of fibromyalgia? A comparative study with Rheumatoid arthritis
BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain condition associated with a significant reduction in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study compared the different components of HRQoL between FMS and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and evaluated the relationships between HRQoL and clinical and emotional factors in FMS and RA patients. METHOD: = 67) participated in the study. HRQoL was assessed by the SF-36 survey. Associa…
Changes in Life Satisfaction in Couples after Successful In vitro Fertilization and Natural Pregnancy
BACKGROUND: Previous research suggested reduced well-being and quality of life in couples with an unfulfilled desire to have a child. However, changes in psychological variables in infertile couples after successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF) have been scarcely investigated. PURPOSE: This prospective study explored changes in life satisfaction, stress burden and habitual worry related to the birth of a child in couples undergoing IVF, and in th…
The Role of Depressive Disorders in Autonomic Cardiovascular Dysregulation in Fibromyalgia
OBJECTIVE: Previous research revealed aberrances in autonomic cardiovascular regulation in fibromyalgia, which may be relevant to symptoms genesis and the increased risk of cardiovascular disorders in individuals with fibromyalgia. This study investigated the role of comorbid depression in autonomic cardiovascular dysregulations in fibromyalgia. METHODS: Cardiovascular recordings were obtained in 53 participants with fibromyalgia who also had dep…
Pain catastrophizing mediates the negative influence of pain and trait-anxiety on health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia
Impairments in life satisfaction in infertility
Between 10% and 15% of couples in western society are affected by infertility. As a major source of psychological distress, infertility may be accompanied by a substantial decline in well-being, and mental symptoms including those of depression and anxiety. This study aimed to quantify impairments in life satisfaction in infertile couples and to identify psychosocial variables moderating these impairments. For this purpose, 228 infertile couples …
Short Vacation Improves Stress-Level and Well-Being in German-Speaking Middle-Managers—A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stress in the work place has a detrimental effect on people's health. Sufficient recovery is necessary to counteract severe chronic negative load reactions. Previous research has shown that vacationing for at least seven consecutive days provided an efficient recovery strategy. Yet, thus far, the effects of short vacations and the mode of vacation (whether at home or in a new environment) have rarely been studied. We investigated the immediate an…
Affective Modulation of Brain and Autonomic Responses in Patients With Fibromyalgia
OBJECTIVES: Emotional dysregulation and abnormal processing of affective information are thought to play a significant role for the maintenance of pain in fibromyalgia. The motivational priming hypothesis states that negative emotions could increase pain via activation of the aversive system, thus leading to an affective modulation of defensive reflexes. Nevertheless, little is known about peripheral and central correlates of affective reflex mod…
Alexithymic Trait, Painful Heat Stimulation, and Everyday Pain Experience
We conclude that the different facets of alexithymia are related to alternations in pain processing. Further research on clinical samples is necessary to elucidate whether different aspects of alexithymia act as a vulnerability factor for the development of pain symptoms
Diminished Interoceptive Awareness in Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Sensitivity to signals arising within the body (interoceptive awareness) has been implicated in emotion processing; interindividual differences in interoceptive awareness modulate both subjective and physiological indicators of emotional experience and the regulation of emotion-related behaviors. This study investigated interoceptive awareness in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a chronic pain condition accompanied by various affective …
Recognition of Facially Expressed Emotions in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
The study investigated the ability to identify facially expressed emotions in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and its association with clinical parameters. Thirty-five FMS patients and 35 healthy controls accomplished a face recognition task. Additionally, pain severity, alexithymia, depression, anxiety, psychiatric co-morbidity and medication use were assessed. The patients displayed reduced task performance in terms of more misclassifications of em…
Implicit Memory Function in Fibromyalgia Syndrome
The study investigated implicit memory function in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and its association with clinical parameters. Implicit memory refers to the influence of past experience on current behavior without conscious awareness of these experiences. Eighteen FMS patients and 25 healthy individuals accomplished a word-stem completion task. As possible factors mediating the expected impairment, pain severity, emotional disorders, and medication…
Cerebral Blood Flow Dynamics During Pain Processing in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Objectives Increased cerebral blood flow during processing of acute pain has repeatedly been observed in fibromyalgia syndrome. The study investigated the time dynamics of the pain-related hemodynamic response in fibromyalgia using transcranial Doppler sonography. Methods In 25 women with fibromyalgia and 25 healthy participants, blood flow velocities in the anterior and middle cerebral arteries of both hemispheres were recorded, while heat stimu…
Aberrances in Autonomic Cardiovascular Regulation in Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Their Relevance for Clinical Pain Reports
Objective: To investigate autonomic cardiovascular regulation in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Methods: In 35 patients and 29 healthy controls, electrocardiography, impedance cardiography, and finger continuous blood pressure measurements were conducted. Assessed parameters comprised blood pressure, R-R interval (RRI), heart rate variability, baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), stroke volume, and left ventricular ejection time (LVET). To evaluate cardio…
Essential Hypotension Is Accompanied by Deficits in Attention and Working Memory
In the present study, the authors investigated the relationship between low blood pressure (BP) and attentional performance through the application of a multidimensional diagnostic approach. The authors compared 40 subjects with essential hypotension (mean systolic BP = 97.6 mmHg) with 40 normotensive controls (mean systolic BP = 124.1 mmHg) using 6 computer-based tasks measuring tonic and phasic alertness; selective, divided, and sustained atten…
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Essential Hypotension Is Accompanied by Deficits in Attention and Working Memory
In the present study, the authors investigated the relationship between low blood pressure (BP) and attentional performance through the application of a multidimensional diagnostic approach. The authors compared 40 subjects with essential hypotension (mean systolic BP = 97.6 mmHg) with 40 normotensive controls (mean systolic BP = 124.1 mmHg) using 6 computer-based tasks measuring tonic and phasic alertness; selective, divided, and sustained atten…
Aberrances in Autonomic Cardiovascular Regulation in Fibromyalgia Syndrome and Their Relevance for Clinical Pain Reports
Objective: To investigate autonomic cardiovascular regulation in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Methods: In 35 patients and 29 healthy controls, electrocardiography, impedance cardiography, and finger continuous blood pressure measurements were conducted. Assessed parameters comprised blood pressure, R-R interval (RRI), heart rate variability, baroreflex sensitivity (BRS), stroke volume, and left ventricular ejection time (LVET). To evaluate cardio…
Cerebral Blood Flow Dynamics During Pain Processing in Patients With Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Objectives Increased cerebral blood flow during processing of acute pain has repeatedly been observed in fibromyalgia syndrome. The study investigated the time dynamics of the pain-related hemodynamic response in fibromyalgia using transcranial Doppler sonography. Methods In 25 women with fibromyalgia and 25 healthy participants, blood flow velocities in the anterior and middle cerebral arteries of both hemispheres were recorded, while heat stimu…
Recognition of Facially Expressed Emotions in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
The study investigated the ability to identify facially expressed emotions in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and its association with clinical parameters. Thirty-five FMS patients and 35 healthy controls accomplished a face recognition task. Additionally, pain severity, alexithymia, depression, anxiety, psychiatric co-morbidity and medication use were assessed. The patients displayed reduced task performance in terms of more misclassifications of em…
Implicit Memory Function in Fibromyalgia Syndrome
The study investigated implicit memory function in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and its association with clinical parameters. Implicit memory refers to the influence of past experience on current behavior without conscious awareness of these experiences. Eighteen FMS patients and 25 healthy individuals accomplished a word-stem completion task. As possible factors mediating the expected impairment, pain severity, emotional disorders, and medication…
Affective Modulation of Brain and Autonomic Responses in Patients With Fibromyalgia
OBJECTIVES: Emotional dysregulation and abnormal processing of affective information are thought to play a significant role for the maintenance of pain in fibromyalgia. The motivational priming hypothesis states that negative emotions could increase pain via activation of the aversive system, thus leading to an affective modulation of defensive reflexes. Nevertheless, little is known about peripheral and central correlates of affective reflex mod…
Alexithymic Trait, Painful Heat Stimulation, and Everyday Pain Experience
We conclude that the different facets of alexithymia are related to alternations in pain processing. Further research on clinical samples is necessary to elucidate whether different aspects of alexithymia act as a vulnerability factor for the development of pain symptoms
Diminished Interoceptive Awareness in Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Sensitivity to signals arising within the body (interoceptive awareness) has been implicated in emotion processing; interindividual differences in interoceptive awareness modulate both subjective and physiological indicators of emotional experience and the regulation of emotion-related behaviors. This study investigated interoceptive awareness in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a chronic pain condition accompanied by various affective …
Short Vacation Improves Stress-Level and Well-Being in German-Speaking Middle-Managers—A Randomized Controlled Trial
Stress in the work place has a detrimental effect on people's health. Sufficient recovery is necessary to counteract severe chronic negative load reactions. Previous research has shown that vacationing for at least seven consecutive days provided an efficient recovery strategy. Yet, thus far, the effects of short vacations and the mode of vacation (whether at home or in a new environment) have rarely been studied. We investigated the immediate an…
Impairments in life satisfaction in infertility
Between 10% and 15% of couples in western society are affected by infertility. As a major source of psychological distress, infertility may be accompanied by a substantial decline in well-being, and mental symptoms including those of depression and anxiety. This study aimed to quantify impairments in life satisfaction in infertile couples and to identify psychosocial variables moderating these impairments. For this purpose, 228 infertile couples …
Pain catastrophizing mediates the negative influence of pain and trait-anxiety on health-related quality of life in fibromyalgia
Changes in Life Satisfaction in Couples after Successful In vitro Fertilization and Natural Pregnancy
BACKGROUND: Previous research suggested reduced well-being and quality of life in couples with an unfulfilled desire to have a child. However, changes in psychological variables in infertile couples after successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF) have been scarcely investigated. PURPOSE: This prospective study explored changes in life satisfaction, stress burden and habitual worry related to the birth of a child in couples undergoing IVF, and in th…
The Role of Depressive Disorders in Autonomic Cardiovascular Dysregulation in Fibromyalgia
OBJECTIVE: Previous research revealed aberrances in autonomic cardiovascular regulation in fibromyalgia, which may be relevant to symptoms genesis and the increased risk of cardiovascular disorders in individuals with fibromyalgia. This study investigated the role of comorbid depression in autonomic cardiovascular dysregulations in fibromyalgia. METHODS: Cardiovascular recordings were obtained in 53 participants with fibromyalgia who also had dep…
Is reduced health-related quality of life a primary manifestation of fibromyalgia? A comparative study with Rheumatoid arthritis
BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain condition associated with a significant reduction in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study compared the different components of HRQoL between FMS and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and evaluated the relationships between HRQoL and clinical and emotional factors in FMS and RA patients. METHOD: = 67) participated in the study. HRQoL was assessed by the SF-36 survey. Associa…
The linkage between decision-making and bodily states
Theories such as the somatic marker hypothesis posit that emotions and feedback from bodily states support higher cognition and decision-making. This study investigated the connection between decision-making and activity of the startle reflex, a defense reflex that is sensitive to emotional states. Decision-making was assessed using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), which simulates real-life decision-making with respect to complexity and uncertainty.…
Medicine (14 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (10 works) · Fibromyalgia (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (8 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Anxiety (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works)