Depression and anxiety as major determinants of neck pain: a cross-sectional study in general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although psychosocial factors are known to be highly linked with neck pain, current therapies focus on somatically based interventions such as medicinal or manipulatory therapies. This study examines how socio-demographic, psychosocial and medical history and health-promoting lifestyle factors interact with neck pain in general practice patients.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional survey including 448 patients from a general practice setting in Germany. Participants completed a comprehensive questionnaire including the Neck Pain and Disability Scale German version (NPAD-d) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Crude and adjusted regression analyses were done to assess the relationship between neck pain and socio-demographic, psychosocial and medical histor

SUBMITTER: Blozik E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2636754 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature