Moll Line Thorndal, Gormsen Lise, Pfeiffer-Jensen Mogens
Reumatologisk Afdeling U, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2011 Oct 10;173(41):2564-8.
Chronic pain patients frequently suffer from depression. This systematic review finds that patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher prevalence of depression than controls without RA. Depression is related to pain intensity, passive coping strategies and disability. For patients this may result in a decreased quality of life and a shorter lifespan. For society it results in increased health costs.
慢性疼痛患者经常患有抑郁症。这项系统性综述发现，类风湿性关节炎（RA）患者的抑郁症患病率高于无RA的对照组。抑郁症与疼痛强度、消极应对策略和残疾有关。对患者而言，这可能导致生活质量下降和寿命缩短。对社会而言，这会导致医疗成本增加。
