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ANALYSIS OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND ITS RELATED RISK FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH LUMBER DISC HERNIATION

Dr Rameen Masood, Dr Lubna Mahek, Dr Hafiz Muhammad Umer Mehran

Introduction: Low back pain (LBP), as one of the most common diseases, is being experienced by about 70% of people at some point in their life. Objectives of the study: The main objective of the study is to analyse the depression, anxiety and its related risk factors in patients with lumber disc herniation. Methodology of the study: This cross sectional study was conducted in Services hospital Lahore during October 2018 to January 2019. The data was collected from 100 patients who were suffering from lumber disc herniation. The data of depression and anxiety was collected through a questionnaire which were designed according to depression and anxiety scale. Results: The data was collected from 100 lumbar disc herniation patients. There were 20 females and 30 males. The mean age of the participants was 58.8±5.46 years and the mean GAD-7 score was 5.0. Almost 50% of the patients were suffering from chronic pain prior to surgery, which was defined as pain lasting for at least 6 months. The mean pain score was high before the surgery as compared to post surgery period. Mean NRS scores preoperatively were 6.8 (SD 2.6), and decreased to 2.9 (SD 2.4) 6-weeks after surgery. Conclusion: It is concluded that lumbar disc herniation conscripts have some psychological problems, such as depression and anxiety, in comparison with healthy controls.

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