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Depressive Symptoms as a Risk Factor for Disabling Back Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Persons by M. Carrington Reid; Christianna S. Williams; John Concato; Mary E. Tinetti; Thomas M. Gill is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Depressive Symptoms as a Risk Factor for Disabling Back Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Persons about?
**Objectives:** To determine whether the presence of depressive symptoms is an independent risk factor for disabling back pain in community‐dwelling older persons. **Design:** Prospective cohort study with a 12‐month follow‐up period. **Setting:** General community. **Participants:** Seven hundred forty‐four members of a large health plan who were aged 70 and older and independent in bathing, walking, dressing, and transferring at baseline. **Measurements:** The presence of depressive symptoms, defined as a score of 16 or greater on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies—Depression Scale, was documented during a comprehensive baseline assessment that also included information regarding participants' demographic, medical, and physical/cognitive status. The occurrence of disabling back pain was ascertained during monthly telephone interviews. **Results:** Depressive symptoms were present in 153 (20.6%) participants at baseline. Over the 12‐month follow‐up period, 186 participants (25.0%) reported disabling back pain during 1 to 2 months and 91 (12.2%) during 3 or more months. After adjustment for potential confounders, the presence of depressive symptoms was independently associa
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- Author
- M. Carrington Reid; Christianna S. Williams; John Concato; Mary E. Tinetti; Thomas M. Gill
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; The American Geriatrics Society; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0002-8614)
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)