Physiotherapia Croatica, Vol. 22 No. 1, 2024.
Original scientific paper
Disability and emotional state in patients with chronic pain of the cervical spine
Ana Piljić
; Klinička bolnica „Sveti Duh“, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Introduction: Chronic neck pain is a major challenge
of modern society and is one of the common
musculoskeletal disorders that can lead to chronic
disability and impair the emotional state of the individual.
Aim: To determine the connection between the disability
and emotional state in individuals with chronic neck
pain.
Materials and methods: The sample of participants in
the research was 50, both sexes, aged 18 to 65 years
with a diagnosis of chronic neck pain. The questionnaire
used to measure the level of disability was Neck
Disability Index, while the DASS 21 scale was used to
assess the emotional state of the subjects and Pain
level was mesuerd with the Visual Analogue Scale.
Results: The results of this research indicate statistical
significance between disability and depression
(p=0.017), disability and anxiety (p=0.005), disability
and stress (p=0.033). There is statistical significance
between gender and disability (p=0.001), specifically
for men in the category of mild disability compared to
other categories, while for women there is statistical
significance in the category of moderate disability.
A positive correlation was detected between all the
observed variables. The highest positive correlations
were recorded between disability and anxiety (ρ=0.555),
level of chronic pain and disability (ρ=0.599) and
disability and depression (ρ=0.486).
Conclusion: The results indicate the need for a
biopsychosocial approach in the treatment of chronic
neck pain.
Keywords
emotional state, chronic pain, disability, cervical spine
Hrčak ID:
317830
URI
Publication date:
20.5.2024.
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