Chronic Pain and Depression in Low Back (Spinal) Injured Patients
Vito Zepinic,
Blagoj Kuzmanovski
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 5, September 2019
Pages:
89-97
Received:
22 August 2019
Accepted:
11 September 2019
Published:
24 September 2019
Abstract: Depression caused by physical dysfunction and associated symptoms as the aftermath of the low back (spinal) injury is commonly undiagnosed and untreated. In this paper, based on our clinical experience, we have described a relation between depression and lumbosacral injury. In our research, we selected 54 (26 female and 28 male) patients in two different groups: (1) those whose low back injury occurred less than 12 months before research commenced; and (2) those whose injuries occurred more than 12 months before the research (their condition has been considered as a chronic). All of the patients (n=54) were assessed by using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) in order to evaluate their level of depression. The results show that low back (spinal) injured patients suffered depression due to their body discomfort and changed day-to-day capacities. Those who sustained injury more than one year developed an upper level of a moderate depression. However, if not taking any treatment following their psychological disturbances, the patients had suffered a severe depression. Their level of depression increases with a chronicity of the physical pain making also depression as a chronic disorder.
Abstract: Depression caused by physical dysfunction and associated symptoms as the aftermath of the low back (spinal) injury is commonly undiagnosed and untreated. In this paper, based on our clinical experience, we have described a relation between depression and lumbosacral injury. In our research, we selected 54 (26 female and 28 male) patients in two dif...
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Comparison of Personality Structure Models According to the Mutual Correspondence of the Choice of “Identical” People in the Same Life Situations
Andrey Polozov,
Kristina Polozova,
Arthur Akhmetzyanov
Issue:
Volume 8, Issue 5, September 2019
Pages:
105-111
Received:
9 September 2019
Accepted:
12 October 2019
Published:
25 October 2019
Abstract: The purpose of the work is to compare some theories of personality structure according to the mutual correspondence of the choice of “identical” people in the same life situations.. Initially, a test of 47 questions was formed. It opposed each other 11 of the most common motives. The questions of such a test were answered by people assigned to a particular group: by type of personality, by type of character, Big Fife, by type of personality and character. A total of 420 people participated. It was assumed that a better theory would give a higher percentage of mutual correspondence of answers to questions for "identical" people. The largest percentage of the same answers was shown by people close in age with identical types of personality and character. For people over 33, the effect of the age factor on the relevance of responses is significantly reduced. The Big Five concept (TIPI) showed more modest results, apparently explained by the inadequate replacement of only two variants of emotional stability / instability with a more detailed format of 8 character types. The results are unstable due to significant changes in the responses to the motivational test during repeated testing. This suggests that 100% compliance with any personality model is unattainable due to the difficulties of self-identification of the tested. The results can lead to a change in the methodology for assessing personality structure models, the allocation of alternative abilities from the traditional Big Five to four, and the replacement of emotional stability with character types.
Abstract: The purpose of the work is to compare some theories of personality structure according to the mutual correspondence of the choice of “identical” people in the same life situations.. Initially, a test of 47 questions was formed. It opposed each other 11 of the most common motives. The questions of such a test were answered by people assigned to a pa...
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