The Effect of Psychopathology on the Quality of Life and the Disability of Patients with Chronic Neck Pain

Abstract

702ğrı, var olan ya da doku hasarı ile ilişkili olarak tarif edilen hoş olmayan duyumsal ve duygusal bir deneyimdir. Üç ay ve daha uzun süren ağrılar süreğen ağrı olarak tanımlanır. A An na ah ht ta ar r K Ke el li im me el le er r: : Depresyon; boyun ağrısı; anksiyete; somatoform bozukluklar; yaşam kalitesi A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : In our study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between disability and the level of depression and anxiety, alexithymia and exaggeration of somatic sensation in patients, who presented with chronic neck pain. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : One hundred and seventy-eight patients, who presented to the neurosurgery clinic with chronic neck pain were included in the study. Subjects were evaluated by using socio-demographic data form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), neck disability index (NDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SAS), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), and Short Form -36 (SF-36). R Re es su ul lt ts s: : The study revealed a mild-moderate positive correlation between the severity of pain and the level of neck disability and a mild-moderate positive correlation between the level of depression and anxiety and the level of neck disability. A negative correlation was found between the quality of life and the level of neck disability, depression and anxiety. The level of pain, depression and anxiety were found to be the predictors of neck pain. In contrast to expectations, the lineer regression model revealed that alexithymia was not a positive predictor for patients with chronic neck pain. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : Biopsychosocial modality should be considered in patients, who present with neck pain. We suggest that a comprehensive psychiatric examination, even with unstructured psychiatric scales is important for patients, presenting with neck pain.K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Depression; neck pain; anxiety; somatoform disorders; quality of life

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