[Sociodemographic data and their influence on anxiety and depression in patients after spine surgery].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to assess the score of HADS and the correlation with sociodemographic data in patients after spine surgery.


METHODS
40 patients after spine surgery because of low back pain and 20 persons of control group participated in the study.


METHODS
HADS was used in the study. Socidemographic data were collected by means of Socio-demographic data questionnaire.


RESULTS
Patients after spine surgery had worse results in HADS-A and HADS-D in comparison to control group. Men, older, worse-educated, unemployed, reporting more concomitant disease and medicine taking patients were more depressed. Anxiety correlated with age, education, tacking medicine and improvement after surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients after spine surgery need multidisciplinary care because of higher level of anxiety and depression.
Badura-Brzoza
Karina
K
Katedry i Oddziału Klinicznego Psychiatrii w Tarnowskich Górach, SAM. zbrzoza@mp.pl
Matysiakiewicz
Jerzy
J
Piegza
Magdalena
M
Rycerski
Wiesław
W
Hese
Robert T
RT
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires