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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2025; 60(02): s00451806825
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1806825
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Demonstration of the Relationship between Sociodemographic Characteristics and Depression in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Demonstração da relação entre características sociodemográficas e depressão em pacientes com síndrome do túnel do carpo

Authors

  • Şule Göktürk 

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Kayseri City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Kayseri, Republic of Türkiye.

  • Yasin Göktürk 

    1   Department of Neurosurgery, Kayseri City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Kayseri, Republic of Türkiye.

  • Belgin Oral 

    2   Department of Public Health, Occupational Disease Clinic, Kayseri City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Kayseri, Republic of Türkiye.

  • Eda Başmısırlı 

    3   Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nuh Naci Yazgan University, Kayseri, Republic of Türkiye.

Financial Support The authors declare that they did not receive financial support from agencies in the public, private or non-profit sectors to conduct the present study.
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Abstract

Objective

To present the clinical, epidemiological, and socioeconomic characteristics of individuals with symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and depression.

Methods

The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was administered to 100 patients diagnosed with CTS, and its relationship between anxiety and depression was investigated alongside the sociodemographic characteristics of the patients.

Results

Depression was identified in 30.9% of the 68 patients, the majority of whom were women. The BDI scores were found to be significantly higher in patients with low socioeconomic status, poor nutrition, and smoking (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the frequency of depressive symptoms was found to be significantly higher in patients who had chronic low back and neck pain along with CTS, with regular use of analgesics, and who had previously undergone any surgery (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

Depression and anxiety are prevalent among individuals diagnosed with CTS. Effective treatment, including the management of comorbid depression and anxiety, is crucial for optimal patient outcomes.

Resumo

Objetivo

Apresentar as características clínicas, epidemiológicas e socioeconômicas de indivíduos com sintomas de síndrome do túnel do carpo (STC) e depressão.

Métodos

O Inventário de Depressão de Beck (IDB) foi administrado a 100 pacientes diagnosticados com STC e sua relação entre ansiedade e depressão foi investigada juntamente com as características sociodemográficas dos pacientes.

Resultados

A depressão foi identificada em 30,9% dos 68 pacientes, em sua maioria mulheres. As pontuações no IDB foram significativamente maiores em pacientes com condição socioeconômica baixa, má nutrição e tabagismo (p < 0,05). Além disso, a frequência de sintomas depressivos foi significativamente maior em pacientes com dor lombar e cervical crônica além da STC, com uso regular de analgésicos e que já haviam sido submetidos a alguma cirurgia (p < 0,05).

Conclusão

Depressão e ansiedade são prevalentes entre indivíduos diagnosticados com STC. O tratamento eficaz, incluindo o controle da depressão e ansiedade comórbidas, é crucial para bons desfechos.

Keywords

anxiety - carpal tunnel syndrome - depression

Palavras-chave

ansiedade - depressão - síndrome do túnel do carpo

Authors' Contributions

YG contributed to detailing the work; project preparation, data collection, and writing of the article. ŞG contributed to the collection of data, and writing and proofreading of the article. BO contributed to the statistical analysis, and preparing the tables and graphics. EB contributed to the statistical analyses and proofreading of the article.


Study developed at Kayseri City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Kayseri, Republic of Türkiye.




Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 27. Oktober 2024

Angenommen: 29. Januar 2025

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
14. Juni 2025

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Bibliographical Record
Şule Göktürk, Yasin Göktürk, Belgin Oral, Eda Başmısırlı. Demonstration of the Relationship between Sociodemographic Characteristics and Depression in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2025; 60: s00451806825.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1806825