Nadeem Muhammad
Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan
Title: Visual Analogue Scale and Beck Depression Inventory Assessing the Clinical Correlation of Backache with Depression
Biography
Biography: Nadeem Muhammad
Abstract
Background: Patients with chronic pain have mostly additional psychiatric diseases especially depression. The aim of this study is to determine a relation between depression and back aches.
Methods: We conducted a study between January 2015 and November 2015 at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad that included 165 adult patient’s ≥20 years of both genders having back pain. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores were calculated.
Results: 112/165(67.8%) females were more prone to backache with depression than males 53/165 (32.2%).Younger age group had more backache complains associated depression as compared to older groups i.e. 21-35 years had 47/67(70.1%) and 36-50 years had 50/71(70.4%) depression. On visual analogue scale 19/165 (11.5%) patients had mild, 111/165(67.2%) patients had moderate and 36/165(21.8%) patients had severe back pains. Beck depression inventory scores showed 21/165(12.1%) normal, 23/165 (13.9%) mild, 165(3%) borderline, 43/165(26%) moderate, 41/165(24.8%) severe, 32/165(19.3%) extreme depression as depicted in table 3. There was statistically significant correlation between severity of backache and severity of depression (P <0.003).
Conclusion: Depression is major co morbidity in patients with backache and should be recognized early to get an optimal response to treatment.
Key Words: Backache, Depression
Abbreviations: VAS=Visual Analogue Scale, BDI= Beck Depression Inventory