Psychiatric and social factors related to low-back pain in general practice.
In a study of 1499 patients over six years in a general practice, an association was found between a history of low-back pain and a history of psychological illness, in several demographical groups. The association was strongest in patients of both sexes, aged 35--44, and in women aged 55--74. Patients with a history of low-back pain were more likely to have had a diagnosis of 'anxiety' than non-low-back-pain patients, whereas there was no significant difference in the incidence of 'depression' between those with, and those without, low-back pain.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety; D001416:Back Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors