title: [Chronic pain and depression: study of 92 patients].
abstract: Was examined the influence of depression in the occurrence and pain intensity. Patients presenting advanced cancer (n = 92) were evaluated. The patients were divided in 2 groups, with or without pain during the week preceding the interview. Pain and depression were evaluated. Pain was observed in 62.0% of the cases and lasted 10 months as an average. It was moderate in the majority of patients and severe in 1/5 of them. Depression was related with the presence and intensity of pain. Patients with pain presented higher depression scores than patients without pain (p < 0.05). Higher pain scores were also correlated with higher depressive scores (p < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica da Escola de Enfermagem da USP.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Teixeira
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*