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. 2013 Jan;21(1):27-9.
doi: 10.1590/S1413-78522013000100005.

Pain, kinesiophobia and quality of life in chronic low back pain and depression

Rogério Sarmento Antunes  1 , Bárbara Gazolla de Macedo  1 , Tammy da Silva Amaral  1 , Henrique de Alencar Gomes  1 , Leani Souza Máximo Pereira  2 , Fábio Lopes Rocha  1
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Pain, kinesiophobia and quality of life in chronic low back pain and depression

Rogério Sarmento Antunes et al. Acta Ortop Bras. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

Objective: To describe the characteristics of pain, kinesiophobia and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain and depression.

Methods: Cross-sectional study in which 193 individuals with chronic low back pain were included. The presence of depression was measured by the Beck Depression Inventory, using a cutoff validated by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The intensity and quality of pain in the groups with and without depression were assessed by the McGill Questionnaire. The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia was applied to assess fear of movement. With respect to quality of life, the Medical Outcomes Study 36 was used. The statistical significance level was set at p <0.05.

Results: The prevalence of depression was 32.1%. The group with depression had worse scores in relation to pain, kinesiophobia and quality of life (physical functioning, rolephysical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, and mental health.

Conclusion: Patients with low back pain and depression had higher pain intensity, greater fear of movement and poorer quality of life. Level of Evidence III, Cross-sectional.

Keywords: Depression; Low back pain; Quality of life.

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Conflict of interest statement

All the authors declare that there is no potential conflict of interest referring to this article.

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