Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017

Relationship between depression and chronic low back pain in rural patients.

Barun Kumar Golwara, Maseeh Azam

Abstract :

 Introduction: Depression  is  by  far  the  most  common  emotion  associated  with  chronic  back  pain.  Chronic  pain  and  depression  are  two  of  the  most  common  health  problems  that  health  professionals  encounter,  yet  only  a  handful  of  studies  have  investigated  the  relationship  between  these  conditions  in  the  general  population.   Material  &  Methods: Patients  more  than  30yrs  of  age  with  low  back  pain  of  ≥3mths  of   duration  were  included  in  the  study  and  depression  in  these  patients  was  assessed  by  Depression  Questionnaire  (Montgomery–Åsberg  Depression  Rating  Scale).   Result  and  Analysis: Out  of  228  patients  included  in  the  study,  132  patients  had  depression.  The  incidence  rate  of  depression  was  57.9%.   Conclusion: There  is  a  definitive  positive  co–relation  between  low  back  pain  and  depression.  Also,  there  is  more  disability  in  patients  of  low  back  pain  associated  with  depression.  

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Barun kumar Golwara, Maseeh Azam, Relationship between depression and chronic low back pain in rural patients., INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾6 | June‾2017

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