Level of depression among people having prolapsed Lumbar intervertebral disc (PLID).

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study to screen out the level of depression among the people having Prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc (PLID). Objectives: The objectives of this study to evaluate the level of depression among the male participants having PLID, to know the association in between level of depression and level of disability among the people having PLID. Objectives also were to find out the association in between socio demographic status and level of depression and also in between clinical characteristics and level of depression among the male people having PLID. Methodology: The cross sectional study was chosen to carry out this study among 100 participants who were selected according to inclusion criteria. The “Beck depression Inventory (BDI)” and “Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire”, this two standard structured questionnaires were used to assess the level of depression and level of disability among 100 participants. The study was conducted by using quantitative descriptive analysis. Results: Among 99 participants, 38 participants reported that they had moderate depression because of PLID. 30 participants told that they had severe depression and 26 participants told that they had extreme depression. 2 participants had borderline clinical depression. 2 participants had mild mood disturbance. 1 participants had ups and down of their mood which considered was normal mood disturbance. Although this study found a significant association with level of depression and level of disability. Conclusion: PLID is a degenerative disc disorders which mostly affects the working population in worldwide. Depression and chronic low back pain with lumbar disc prolapsed are two well known risk factors for long term sickness. Depression is the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide and has been found to be associated with increased risk of long term sickness absence, with some studies showing increased risk even at sub-clinical level.