PENGARUH DERAJAT DEPRESI DENGAN INTENSITAS NYERI KRONIK (Studi pada Pasien Rawat Jalan RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang)

Abstract

Background : Various factors including age, sex, marital status, education level, and etiology of pain, can affect the intensity of chronic pain, but how far the influence of depression on pain intensity is still being debated. Aim : To know the association between the degree of depression with chronic intensity. Methods : This study was an observational study with cross sectional design. Study subjects were 17 respondents who interviewed or examined their risk factors including depression scores (HDRS) and VAS. Descriptive analysis, univariate, bivariate (Spearman’s rho) and multivariate (logistic regression) test were done. The result of analysis revealed significant if p<0.05. Results : The mean of HDRS category of subjects was 13.8 (SD = 6.18) and VAS was 6.5 (SD = 1.81). There was no significant association between age, gender, marital status, and education with chronic pain intensity (p = 0.860; p = 0.292; p = 0.998; p = 0.158 respectively). Education with other risk factors concurently affected the intensity of chronic pain. The study showed that lower education, increased the risk of pain (OR = 5.523; p = 0.039). There was no significant association between depression with the intensity of chronic pain (p = 0.801). Conclusion : There was no signifant association between depression with the intensity of chronic pain (p = 0.801). Keywords : Depression, pain intensity, HDRS, VAS.