2018•Translational SurgeryRequires access
Visual analog scale and beck depression inventory assessing the clinical correlation of backache with depression
Salman Mansoor, Muhammad Sohaib Nadeem, Shoab Saadat, Nadia Mehboob, HamzaHassan Khan, Salman Assad, Bazeela Saeed, Anam Saleem, Anam Zehra, AhmedShah Bukhari
Open publisher page 1 citations
Abstract
Aim: Patients with chronic pain mostly suffer from additional psychiatric condition especially depression. The aim of this study is to determine a relation between depression and backache. Methods: We conducted a study between January 2015 and November 2015 at a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. The study included 165 adult patients (≥20 years) with backache and were interviewed at the neurosurgery clinic. Visual analog scale (VAS) and Beck depression inventory (BDI) scores were analyzed. Results: According to VAS, 11.5% patients had mild, 67.2% patients had moderate, and 21.8% patients had severe backache. A striking difference in the frequency of depression was observed between the genders, 67.8% in females compared to 32.2% in males. BDI scores showed 12.1% normal, 13.9% mild, 3% borderline, 26% moderate, 24.8% severe, and 19.3% extreme depression. A statistically significant correlation was observed between severity of backache and depression (P