Korean J Pain.  2007 Dec;20(2):138-142. 10.3344/kjp.2007.20.2.138.

Beck Depression Inventory Score and Associated Factors in Korean Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

• Kim AR
• Seo BB
• Kim JM
• Bae JI
• Jang YH
• Lee YC
• Kang CH
• Jung SW
• Hong JH

• KMID: 2278054
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2007.20.2.138

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Depression is a frequent comorbid disease of chronic pain patients. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of depression and to correlate associated factors and depression in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
METHODS
The data of this survey was collected from 97 patients that visited our pain clinic for the management of lumbar spinal stenosis. Depression was examined by a self-reported survey using the Korean version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the life satisfaction scale score were also obtained. Demographic and clinical characteristics (including spouse status, employment status, smoking status, the number of patients with multiple painful areas, the number of patients with combined disease, pain duration, visual analogue scale, Roland 5-point scale and walking distance) were obtained from an interview with the patient. The patients were divided into group N (BDI < or = 14, n = 43) and group D (BDI > 14, n = 54) according to the BDI scale. Of the 97 patients, 55.7% had a high BDI score.
RESULTS
The patients in group N had a higher rate of employment (48.0%, P < 0.05) and had higher life satisfaction scale scores (9.4 +/- 2.5, P < 0.01) as compared to group D patients. The BDI score showed a close correlation with employment status and the life satisfaction scale.
CONCLUSIONS
Many lumbar spinal stenosis patients had high BDI scores. Employment status and the life satisfaction scale were closely correlated with the BDI score.

Keyword

beck depression inventory; life satisfaction scale; lumbar spinal stenosis; Oswestry disability index

MeSH Terms

Chronic Pain
Depression*
Employment
Humans
Pain Clinics
Prevalence
Smoke
Smoking
Spinal Stenosis*
Spouses
Walking
Smoke