MORENO RAMOS, Manuel José; LINARES FERRANDO, Luis Francisco    MORENO MARTINEZ, María José. Anxiety and depression in ankylosing spondylitis: A historical view. []. , 22, 4, pp.201-209. ISSN 0121-8123.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcreu.2015.10.003.

Objective: To analyse the prevalence of psychological disorders (anxiety and depression symptoms) and evaluate their association with sociodemographic, clinical, functional ability and pain, in ankylosing spondylitis patients reviewed between January 1995 and December 1997. Patients and methods: Cross-sectional study on 115 ankylosing spondylitis patients reviewed as outpatients. The medical history, functional capacity (Health Assessment Questionnaire modified for Ankylosing Spondylitis-HAQEA), depression (Geriatric Depression Scale-GDS), and anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-STAI) was assessed. Laboratory and radiology tests were also performed. Results: The mean age of patients was 40 years, and 84% were male. The mean score using HAQEA was 1 ± 0.7 (0-3 points), with 22% having symptoms of depression and 30% anxiety. The variables that best explained the variance in symptoms of anxiety and depression were functional ability, level of education, and entheses index. Conclusions: Depression and anxiety are present in 1/3 of our patients with ankylosing spondylitis, and are mainly influenced by the functional limitation, painful entheses, and education.

: Ankylosing spondylitis; Anxiety; Depression.

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