Brazilian Journal of Pain
https://brjp.org.br/article/doi/10.5935/2595-0118.20180023
Brazilian Journal of Pain
Original Article

Beliefs and attitudes in patients with chronic low back pain

Crenças e atitudes frente à dor em pacientes com lombalgia crônica

Fernanda Martins Barbosa; Érica Brandão de Moraes Vieira; João Batista Santos Garcia

http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/2595-0118.20180023 BrJP, vol.1, n2, p.116-121, 2018
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Dysfunctional attitudes and beliefs in patients with low back pain may interfere with pain, disability, and mood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the behavior of beliefs and attitudes in chronic low back pain and to correlate them with the intensity of pain, disability, anxiety, and depression. METHODS: We evaluated 82 patients with chronic low back pain according to the Numerical Scale of Pain, Survey of Pain Attitudes, Hospital Scale of Anxiety and Depression, and Oswestry Disability Index.

RESULTS: More than half of the patients were female (51.22%) with a mean age above 40 years. The pain was mild to moderate at 53.65%. Severe disability was observed in 64.63%, anxiety in 63.41% and depression in 41.46%. The solicitude and disability beliefs showed significant associations in all groups. For physical damage, there was an association with disability and anxiety. Medical cure correlated between the anxiety variable.

CONCLUSION: Patients presented dysfunctional beliefs associated with the intensity of pain, anxiety, depression and mainly disability, with a probable influence on the treatment. This relationship shows how important it is to carry out new studies that evaluate therapeutic approaches, such as targeted interventions and educational programs, aimed at the patient’s beliefs with low back pain to determine their impact on pain control and treatment.

Keywords

Anxiety, Back pain, Beliefs, Depression, Disability

Resumo

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Atitudes e crenças disfuncionais em pacientes com lombalgia podem interferir nos quadros de dor, incapacidade e humor. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o comportamento das crenças e atitudes na lombalgia crônica e correlacioná-las com a intensidade da dor, incapacidade, ansiedade e depressão. MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados 82 pacientes com lombalgia crônica segundo a Escala Numérica da Dor, Inventário de Atitudes Frente à Dor, Escala Hospitalar de Ansiedade e Depressão, e Índice Funcional de Oswestry.

RESULTADOS: Mais da metade dos pacientes foi do sexo feminino (51,22%) com idade média acima de 40 anos. A dor era leve à moderada em 53,65%. Observou-se incapacidade grave em 64,63%, ansiedade em 63,41% e depressão em 41,46%. As crenças solicitude e incapacidade apresentaram associações significativas com todos os grupos. Para dano físico, houve associação com incapacidade e ansiedade. A cura médica se correlacionou com a variável ansiedade.

CONCLUSÃO: Os pacientes apresentaram crenças disfuncionais associadas à intensidade da dor, ansiedade, depressão e principalmente incapacidade, com provável influência no tratamento. Ao demonstrar essa relação, se evidencia importância da realização de novos estudos que avaliem abordagens terapêuticas, como intervenções dirigidas e programas educacionais, voltadas para as crenças do paciente com lombalgia para determinar seu impacto no controle e tratamento da dor.

Palavras-chave

Ansiedade, Crenças, Depressão, Dor lombar, Incapacidade

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Submitted date:
09/15/2017

Accepted date:
03/29/2018

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