The relationship between functional disability and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis

KARATAY S., ALKAN MELİKOĞLU M., Şenel K.

Pain Clinic, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.457-461, 2004 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1163/1568569042664486
  • Dergi Adı: Pain Clinic
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.457-461
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ankylosing spondylitis, Depression, Functional disability, Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was performed to investigate the relationship between functional disability and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Twenty-three patients with RA, twenty-seven patients with AS and thirty-five healthy individuals were included. Morning stiffness duration, patient's pain evaluation, Stanford health assessment questionnaire (HAQ), Beck depression inventory (BDI), serum C reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) levels were evaluated in the RA group. Also, morning stiffness duration, pain levels, Bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI), BDI, CRP and ESR levels were measured in the AS group. Significant positive correlations between BDI scores and age, disease duration, pain and HAQ scores were found in the RA group (p < 0.01, p < 0.05, p < 0.05, p < 0.001, respectively). Also, there were similar correlations between BDI scores and disease duration, pain and BASFI scores in the AS group (p < 0.05, p < 0.05, p < 0.001, respectively). In conclusion, depression is associated with chronic inflammatory disorders such as RA and AS. In addition, the degree of functional disability may play an important role on depression of these patients.