Effect of depression and neuropathic pain using questionnaires on quality of life in patients with low back pain; cross-sectional retrospective study

Purpose The present study investigated the percentage of low back pain (LBP) patients who have depressive symptoms and neuropathic pain and analyzed the effects of these on the quality of life (QOL) in these patients. Methods Of the 650 new patients with LBP that visited the hospital between June 20...

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Published in:European spine journal 2016-09, Vol.25 (9), p.2750-2760
Main Authors: Hiyama, Akihiko, Watanabe, Masahiko, Katoh, Hiroyuki, Sato, Masato, Sakai, Daisuke, Mochida, Joji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - complications
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Female
Humans
Low Back Pain - complications
Low Back Pain - epidemiology
Low Back Pain - psychology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Neuralgia - complications
Neuralgia - epidemiology
Neuralgia - psychology
Neurosurgery
Original Article
Quality of Life
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Orthopedics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:Purpose The present study investigated the percentage of low back pain (LBP) patients who have depressive symptoms and neuropathic pain and analyzed the effects of these on the quality of life (QOL) in these patients. Methods Of the 650 new patients with LBP that visited the hospital between June 2012 and December 2013, 309 patients who completed questionnaires to assess LBP and QOL were included in the study. The questionnaire included demographic items, the self-rated depression scale (SDS)-Zung, the Japanese version of the PainDETECT questionnaire (PDQ-J), numerical pain rating scale (NRS), and QOL assessments. The patients were divided into two groups according to their SDS-Zung scores: a nondepressed group with SDS scores
ISSN:0940-6719
1432-0932
DOI:10.1007/s00586-016-4432-5