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- Title
Anxiety and Depression after Spinal Cord Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study.
- Authors
Molina-Gallego, Brigida; Ugarte-Gurrutxaga, María Idoia; Molina-Gallego, Laura; Plaza del Pino, Fernando Jesús; Carmona-Torres, Juan Manuel; Santacruz-Salas, Esmeralda
- Abstract
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a life-changing event that often results in chronic physical damage and challenges in maintaining a good quality of life as it affects every aspect of life. These situations require adjustment, increasing vulnerability to psychological disorders. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of SCI on psychological morbidity in individuals with subacute and chronic SCI. The present investigation was designed to determine the presence and extent of psychological complications following SCI. We used two reliable questionnaires and validated psychological assessments to study depression (BDI) and anxiety (STAI), a broad range of factors derived from SCI that may be predictors of certain psychological problems. The psychological assessment revealed alterations in depression and anxiety, although the data do not exceed those of previous investigations. No clear predisposing factors leading to certain psychological pathologies were found. In addition, individuals in the subacute and chronic stages differed in their scores. In individuals with SCI, identifying predictors of psychological problems is difficult, but premature assessment of mental state is essential. This early diagnosis of possible problems or changes at the mental level is fundamental and necessary to avoid possible alterations at the cognitive level and, of course, more serious mental complications.
- Subjects
SPAIN; MENTAL illness risk factors; CROSS-sectional method; RISK assessment; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); HEALTH status indicators; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; QUALITATIVE research; T-test (Statistics); QUESTIONNAIRES; FISHER exact test; SPINAL cord injuries; ANXIETY; SEVERITY of illness index; QUANTITATIVE research; CHI-squared test; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory; ODDS ratio; RESEARCH methodology; INFERENTIAL statistics; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; EARLY diagnosis; DATA analysis software; CONFIDENCE intervals; MENTAL depression; COMORBIDITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; COGNITION
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2024, Vol 12, Issue 17, p1759
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare12171759