A quantitative investigation into relationships between anxiety, depression and pain beliefs and perceptions in patients attending BSO Clinic for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions

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Title
A quantitative investigation into relationships between anxiety, depression and pain beliefs and perceptions in patients attending BSO Clinic for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions
Author(s)
Shadrina Galina
Abstract
Background: Negative emotional health status, as indicated by high levels of anxiety and depression, is widely acknowledged to influence pain and its outcome. Anxiety and depression can be linked to functioning of the individual as whole and emotional changes can be mirrored within musculoskeletal system (Chaitow, 2000; Stone, 1999). Objective: To investigate a potential relationship between anxiety, depression and pain beliefs and perceptions in osteopathic patients. Setting: British School of Osteopathy (BSO) Clinic in London. Design and Method: A cross-sectional survey which used a questionnaire based on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) to obtain data about their levels of anxiety and depression, health beliefs and illness perceptions relating to their pain condition. Subjects: Forty patients attending the BSO clinic during a 10-day period in August 2010. Results: There was a significant correlation between (i) HADS score and 4 subscales of the IPQ-R and (ii) anxiety and depression scores. However participants were not found to be clinically anxious or depressed and there were no differences in any measure and demographic data. Conclusion: The study findings are important for osteopaths as they imply that it is important for a practitioner to assess whether patients are anxious or depressed, since this may affect their expectations of treatment outcomes.
Abstract
Background: Negative emotional health status, as indicated by high levels of anxiety and depression, is widely acknowledged to influence pain and its outcome. Anxiety and depression can be linked to functioning of the individual as whole and emotional changes can be mirrored within musculoskeletal system (Chaitow, 2000; Stone, 1999). Objective: To investigate a potential relationship between anxiety, depression and pain beliefs and perceptions in osteopathic patients. Setting: British School of Osteopathy (BSO) Clinic in London. Design and Method: A cross-sectional survey which used a questionnaire based on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) to obtain data about their levels of anxiety and depression, health beliefs and illness perceptions relating to their pain condition. Subjects: Forty patients attending the BSO clinic during a 10-day period in August 2010. Results: There was a significant correlation between (i) HADS score and 4 subscales of the IPQ-R and (ii) anxiety and depression scores. However participants were not found to be clinically anxious or depressed and there were no differences in any measure and demographic data. Conclusion: The study findings are important for osteopaths as they imply that it is important for a practitioner to assess whether patients are anxious or depressed, since this may affect their expectations of treatment outcomes.
presented at
British School of Osteopathy
Date Accepted
2010
Date Submitted
31.5.2011 00:00:00
Type
osteo_thesis
Language
English
Pub-Identifier
14926
Inst-Identifier
780
Keywords
Pain; Anxiety; Depression; Illness Perception; Psychosocial
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0
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Shadrina Galina, “A quantitative investigation into relationships between anxiety, depression and pain beliefs and perceptions in patients attending BSO Clinic for treatment of musculoskeletal conditions”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 22, 2025, https://library.wso.at/s/orw/item/1826