Psychosocial function, clinical status, and radiographic findings in a group of chronic low back pain patients

Low back pain is considered a problem with multiple facets for which the un derlying causative factors should be determined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between depression, clinical status, and radi ographic findings in a group of fifty patients with low back pain for more than 6 months. The patients underwent clinical examination and they complet ed Beck depression inventory (BDI), Aberdeen back pain scale (ABPS) and res earch questionnaire. Radiographic evaluations were performed. Clinical scor e and duration of symptoms were found to be positively correlated. The BDI scores were not found to be correlated with the existing variables. The ABP S scores were positively correlated with clinical scores and number of medi cations used.