RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of depression on patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis: a comparative study.
A1 Cortés-Rodríguez, Antonio
A1 Alves-Gomes, Lisa
A1 Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena
A1 Gómez-Salgado, Juan
A1 Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo
A1 Saavedra‐García, Miguel Ángel
A1 López-López, Daniel
A1 Jiménez-Cebrián, Ana María
K1 Espondiloartropatías
K1 Pie - Anomalías y malformaciones
AB BACKGROUND: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a sustained inflammatory pathology that manifests as increasing rigidity and a continuous decline in spinal flexibility, leading to increasing lumbar pain during rest.OBJECTIVES: This study primarily aimed to evaluate depression assessments using the Beck DepressionInventory (BDI) and delineate depressive symptomatology in patients diagnosed with AS compared tothose without this condition.DESIGN AND SETTING: A comparative study was conducted in Medical Centers in Málaga, Spain.METHODS: A cohort of 102 participants, with a mean age of 46,80 ± 10,54 years, was divided into twosets: 51 individuals diagnosed with AS (cases) and another 51 without AS (controls), each harmonizedacross variables such as body mass index, age, and sex. Demographic variables were systematically gathered from each participant, and the BDI responses were accurately recorded and subsequently analyzedfor comparison.RESULTS: Of the total sample, the sex distribution was 29.4% male and 70.6% female. BDI scores werehigher for the AS group (19.25 ± 15.5) than for the control group (5.33 ± 7). Notably, there were clear statistical differences (P < 0.01) in the BDI categories, with elevated levels observed in participants with AS.CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with AS experienced higher levels of depression than those without AS. Furthermore, there were sex differences within the case group, with a higher percentage of women than menat any level of depression. Notably, there was a moderate inverse correlation between the number of yearssince diagnosis and depression level.
PB Associação Paulista de Medicina
SN 1806-9460
YR 2025
FD 2025-04-04
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38541
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38541
LA eng
NO Cortés-Rodríguez A, Alves-Gomes L, Losa-Iglesias M, Gómez-Salgado J, Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo R, Saavedra-García MÁ, López-López D, Jiménez-Cebrián AM. Effects of depression on patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis: a comparative study. Sao Paulo Med J. 2025 Apr 4;143(2):e2024177. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2024.0177.R1.16102024. PMID: 40197951; PMCID: PMC11974190.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026