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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Terassi, Marielli author Ottaviani, Ana Carolina author de Souza, Erica Nestor author Fraga, Francisco Jose author Montoya, Pedro author Iost Pavarini, Sofia Cristina author Hortense, Priscilla author 2021-03 Background: In recent years there has been an increasing number of elderly people who care for another elderly person in the same household. These elderly people are more susceptible to overload and the presence of chronic pain, while pain can negatively influence cognitive variables. Objective: To compare the performance and cognitive processing of elderly caregivers and non-caregivers with and without chronic pain. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among 149 elderly people divided into four groups that were matched according to sex, age and schooling. The tests used were a numerical pain assessment scale, the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB), Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACER-R) and cognitive processing through event-related potentials (P300). Results: Statistically significant differences between participants with and without chronic pain were found with regard to attention/orientation (p=0.045) and visual-spatial skills (p=0.017), and in the total score (p= 0.033). In the pain-free group, the caregivers showed better results than the non-caregivers. There were no effects between subjects or interactions (caregiving and pain factors) either on P300 amplitude or on P300 latency. Conclusion: In general, it was observed that pain-free individuals presented better performance. No relationship was observed between the factors care and pain regarding cognitive performance. Terassi M, Ottaviani AC, de Souza EN, Fraga FJ, Montoya P, Pavarini SCI, et al. Cognition and chronic pain: an analysis on community-dwelling elderly caregivers and non-caregivers. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr. 2021 Mar;79(3):201-8. 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2019-0459 1678-4227 0004-282X Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/19506 33886793 L2012007474 2-s2.0-85106322718 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/23139 644339100004 Chronic Pain Cognition Caregivers Elderly Cognition and chronic pain: an analysis on community-dwelling elderly caregivers and non-caregivers