Investigating the Depression Status in Patients with Upper Limb Pain

Introduction: Depression is considered as the most common psychological problem in societies. Depression, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse are more common in patients with pain compared to the general population. In this study, the state of depression in patients with upper limb pain with radiculopathy or without paraclinical signs of radiculopathy has been investigated.  Material and Methods: We conducted the depression status in patients with upper limb pain with and without radiculopathy in a descriptive cross-sectional study in Sari in ۲۰۱۷. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Short Form (۳۶) Health Survey (SF-۳۶), short-form McGill pain questionnaire was used to evaluate the status of major depressive disorder, health status and quality of life, and severity of pain in them, respectively. The data was analyzed by SPSS ۲۲.    Results: From ۱۲۰ patients with the mean age ۴۴.۹۷±۹.۷۷ years, ۱۹% had mild depression, ۱۸% moderate depression and ۱۱% severe depression. The mean score of SF۳۶ was ۲۹.۹۴±۶.۸۶. The mean scores of McGill pain scale was ۱۳.۳۱±۶.۰۲. The mean depression score had a significant difference between the two groups studied (P=۰.۰۴). The McGill pain score had also a significant difference between the two study groups (P=۰.۰۱۲). The mean score of SF۳۶ had no significant difference in both groups (P=۰.۴۱). Conclusion: The depression score and the prevalence of moderate and severe depression were also higher in patients with chronic upper limb pain with cervical radiculopathy than in patients without cervical radiculopathy.

کلیدواژه ها:

Depression ، Radiculopathy ، Quality of life ، Mazandaran