TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring Factors Associated With Depressive Symptoms Among Patients With Chronic Pain
AU - Al Shukaili, Mohamed
AU - Al Alawi, Mohammed
AU - Al Huseini, Salim
AU - Al Shukaili, Ahmed
AU - Al Muharrami, Maya
AU - Al Abdali, Marwa
AU - Al Harthi, Hiba
AU - Al Saadi, Alkhatib
AU - Al Balushi, Rasheeda
AU - Al Kasbi, Fatma
AU - Al-Fahdi, Amal
AU - Panchatcharam, Sathiya Murthi
AU - Cucchi, Angie
AU - Al-Adawi, Samir
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PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - This cross-sectional study examined the factors associated with depression among people with chronic pain (PwCP) attending specialized pain clinics in Muscat, Oman. Two-hundred eighty-seven participants were recruited for the study, and univariate analyses were used to investigate the difference between individuals who scored above/below the cutoff points for depressive symptoms. A multiple regression analysis was used to detect the independent predictors. Twenty-six percent of participants scored above the cutoff point. Further analysis indicated that unstable family relationships pre-existing depressive symptoms (odds ratio [OR], 2.86; p = 0.044), a family history of depression (OR, 4.75; p = 0.019), severe pain (OR, 4.21; p < 0.006), having fibromyalgia (OR, 28.29; p = 0.005), and lumbago/truck (OR, 2.41; p = 0.039) were independent predictors of depressive symptoms. This study indicates that one in four patients with chronic pain also presents with depressive symptoms. However, the role of culture needs to be taken into consideration when interpreting these findings and when building on these data.
AB - This cross-sectional study examined the factors associated with depression among people with chronic pain (PwCP) attending specialized pain clinics in Muscat, Oman. Two-hundred eighty-seven participants were recruited for the study, and univariate analyses were used to investigate the difference between individuals who scored above/below the cutoff points for depressive symptoms. A multiple regression analysis was used to detect the independent predictors. Twenty-six percent of participants scored above the cutoff point. Further analysis indicated that unstable family relationships pre-existing depressive symptoms (odds ratio [OR], 2.86; p = 0.044), a family history of depression (OR, 4.75; p = 0.019), severe pain (OR, 4.21; p < 0.006), having fibromyalgia (OR, 28.29; p = 0.005), and lumbago/truck (OR, 2.41; p = 0.039) were independent predictors of depressive symptoms. This study indicates that one in four patients with chronic pain also presents with depressive symptoms. However, the role of culture needs to be taken into consideration when interpreting these findings and when building on these data.
KW - Chronic pain
KW - Culture
KW - Depressive symptoms
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Predictors
KW - Severity of Illness Index
KW - Depression/diagnosis
KW - Patient Health Questionnaire
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Logistic Models
KW - Male
KW - United Kingdom/epidemiology
KW - Chronic Pain/epidemiology
KW - Adult
KW - Female
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U2 - 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001409
DO - 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001409
M3 - Article
C2 - 34510085
AN - SCOPUS:85123212546
SN - 0022-3018
VL - 210
SP - 45
EP - 53
JO - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
JF - Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
IS - 1
ER -