Abstract

ALVES, Danielle; TEJADA, Julian  and  FARO, André. Depression in chronic low back pain: an integrative review. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2021, vol.22, n.2, pp.620-635.  Epub Aug 31, 2021. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/21psd220225.

This study is an integrative review that aimed to gather the main psychological factors associated with depressive symptoms in people with chronic low back pain (CLBP) in articles published between 2009-2018. Scopus, SciELO, ScienceDirect, PubMed and PePSIC bases were used. At the end, 23 studies were selected for bibliometric analysis, methodological topics and content. In all samples of CLBP patients investigated in the selected studies, clinically significant depressive symptoms were found, being more vulnerable to the co-occurrence of these diseases people aged 40 years and over. The main results of this review also identified worsening physical and occupational performance, anxiety, insomnia, low resilience, less efficient coping strategies, beliefs of low self-efficacy, disability and solicitude as factors associated with depressive symptoms in CLBP. It was concluded that people with CLBP show a high burden of psychological distress, a fact that requires redirection of more classical therapeutic strategies aimed at addressing depressive symptoms.

Keywords : Chronic low back pain; depression; pain.

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