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- Title
Post injury chronic low back pain and depression: Comparative study between early and late post-injury sufferers shows significant difference.
- Authors
Zepinic, Vito
- Abstract
Aim Depression caused by physical dysfunction due to a physical injury is common undiagnosed and untreated. In this original paper, based on our clinical evaluation, we have described a relation between depression and low back (spinal cord) injury. Method The participants were diagnosed with low back spinal cord injury prior to be referred to our clinic. They were selected into two groups: (a) those whose injury occurred less than 12 months before research; and (b) those whose injury occurred more than 12 months before the research. All of them completed Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) to evaluate their level of depression. Results and Conclusions The results show significant differences between two assessed groups in regard to depression and social dysfunction. Using BDI and MADRS we found significantly higher level of depression in those patients who have a longer history of low back injury. They also scored higher results on GHQ- 28 scales: A (somatic symptoms) and C (social dysfunction). The chronicity of pain and depression were evidenced by high scores on scale D (severe depression) with severe hopelessness and worthlessness.
- Publication
International Journal of Health Science, 2009, Vol 2, Issue 3, p244
- ISSN
1791-4299
- Publication type
Academic Journal