Comorbidity of chronic back pain and depression in Germany: Results from the GEDA study, 2009 and 2010.

CONCLUSION: The results show a strong association of depression and chronic back pain. The direction of association cannot be determined due to the cross-sectional design of the study. Identifying patients at risk for comorbid depression and chronic back pain early on might improve treatment and reduce the economic impact. PMID: 30415830 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen - Category: Health Management Tags: Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes Source Type: research