Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Lower Back Pain

Abstract

This study investigated the anxiety and depression for a group of 112 patients with Lower Back Pain. 56 patients with Lower Back Pain (21 women, 35 men) were seeking treatment in two clinics. Also, 56 subjects (20 females, 36 males) who had no Lower Back Pain agreed to participate as a control group. Psychological aspects were evaluated on the Symptoms Checklist-90-Revised. Demographic characteristics and information on pain was collected by an author who constructed the questionnaire. The patients reported a higher mean on Anxiety and Depression subscales of SCL-90-R. t tests for means on the SCL-90-R scales between groups indicated statistically significant differences on the anxiety and depression scales.

Depression, abuse and its relationship to interstitial cystitis

“…The inter-relationship between depression and chronic pain has been studied in multiple conditions such as back pain, migraine headache, and fibromyalgia [26][27][28]. It is clear that patients with chronic pain conditions report depression more often than patients without chronic pain.…”

“…Scores range from 0 to 63 with higher scores representing more severe symptoms. Scores can be further stratified into categories of depression: mild depression (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19), moderate depression (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28), and severe depression . A score of less than 14 is considered normal.…”

Change in Psychosocial Distress Associated With Pain and Functional Status Outcomes in Patients With Lumbar Impairments Referred to Physical Therapy Services

“…3,19,65 PD has been identified as an important prognostic variable to identify patients with lumbar impairment who are at high risk for developing or sustaining chronic disability. 4,11,12,35,40,41,43 Failure to identify patients with lumbar impairment who experience elevated PD may be problematic, because evidence demonstrates an important association between elevated PD and poor treatment outcomes, increased healthcare utilization, and T T STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort design.…”

Association Between Centralization, Depression, Somatization, and Disability Among Patients With Nonspecific Low Back Pain

“…3,6,7,12,13,15,16,19,21,[26][27][28]33 Of these studies, several have specifically investigated the utility of components of the SCL-90-R in predicting long-term outcomes. Depression 15 and somatization 6 subscores were associated with work status, whereas a combination of depression and somatization scores have been shown to predict long-term disability.…”