Depression associated with low back pain disability in adult patients of the Neurosurgery Service at a police hospital
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Disability due to low back pain, lumbago, depressionAbstract
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between disability due to low back pain and depression in the Neurosurgery Department of a Peruvian Police Hospital during 2025. A survey was administered using two instruments: the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Scale and the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale. The sample consisted of 360 patients; by gender, men predominated with 224 participants (62%), and by age, the largest proportion was between 21 and 30 years old, representing nearly 39% of the sample. The results showed that disability due to low back pain was characterized by functional limitation in 69.16% of patients and disability in 30.84%. Regarding depression, 66.39% of patients showed no depression, whereas 33.61% presented depressive symptoms. Furthermore, the correlation analysis between low back pain disability and depression revealed a statistically significant association (p = .000 < .05), with a Spearman’s rho coefficient of .192. Greater functional limitation was associated with a notable increase in the prevalence of depressive symptoms, reaching critical levels among patients with severe disability.
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