Pain intensity, disability and depression in individuals with chronic back pain

to measure the pain intensity, identify the disability and depression levels in people with chronic back pain and to correlate these variables. A cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory study was undertaken at the Pain Treatment Clinic of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Hospital d...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2014-07, Vol.22 (4), p.569-575
Main Authors: Garbi, Márcia de Oliveira Sakamoto Silva, Hortense, Priscilla, Gomez, Rodrigo Ramon Falconi, da Silva, Talita de Cássia Raminelli, Castanho, Ana Carolina Ferreira, Sousa, Fátima Aparecida Emm Faleiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actividades Cotidianas
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Back Pain - complications
Back Pain - diagnosis
Back Pain - physiopathology
Chronic Pain - complications
Chronic Pain - diagnosis
Chronic Pain - physiopathology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depresión
Depression - etiology
Dimensión del Dolor
Disability Evaluation
Dolor de la Región Lumbar
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
NURSING
Pain Measurement
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:to measure the pain intensity, identify the disability and depression levels in people with chronic back pain and to correlate these variables. A cross-sectional, descriptive and exploratory study was undertaken at the Pain Treatment Clinic of the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Hospital das Clínicas, between February and June 2012, after receiving approval from the Ethics Committee at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing. sixty subjects with chronic back pain participated. The instruments used were: the 11-point Numerical Category Scale, the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Beck Depression Inventory. To analyze the data, the arithmetic means, standard deviations and Spearman's correlation coefficient were calculated. the findings show that the participants presented high pain, disability and depression levels. The correlation between pain intensity and disability and between pain intensity and depression was positive and weak and, between disability and depression, positive and moderate. the study variables showed moderate and weak indices and the mutual correlations were positive.
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
1518-8345
0104-1169
DOI:10.1590/0104-1169.3492.2453