The relationship of depressive symptoms with pain and analgesic use in Turkish adolescents

IF 1.6 Q2 NURSING

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Pub Date : 2024-04-09 DOI:10.1111/jcap.12464

Gulbahar Celik MSN, RN, Meryem Öztürk Haney PhD, RN

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Abstract

Problem

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms, pain (headache, abdominal pain, back pain) and analgesic use among Turkish adolescents. Additionally, it aimed to examine the association between depressive symptoms and pain and analgesic use in adolescents.

Methods

This cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted in Izmir, Turkey with 954 adolescents aged 11–19 years. Data were collected with the “socio-demographic questionnaires” and the “Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children”. Analyzes were performed using descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analysis.

Findings

Of the adolescents, 632 (66.2%) showed depressive symptoms. Of the adolescents, 424 (44.4%) experienced headache, 256 (26.8%) experienced abdominal pain, and 343 (36.0%) experienced back pain. A total of 309 (32.4%) adolescents used analgesics for headaches, 132 (13.8%) abdominal pain, and 47 (4.9%) for back pain. Female gender, high level maternal education, bad economic status, poor health perception, bad school success, pain and analgesic use were the correlated variables with adolescent depression.

Conclusions

The depressive symptoms, headache and back pain, and use of analgesics especially for headaches were common among adolescents. The results showed depression in adolescent correlated with pain (headache, abdominal pain, and back pain) and analgesic use. Regular screening is needed to assure early intervention of depression among adolescents.

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土耳其青少年抑郁症状与疼痛和镇痛药使用的关系

问题本研究旨在确定土耳其青少年中抑郁症状、疼痛（头痛、腹痛、背痛）和镇痛药使用的普遍程度。此外，研究还旨在探讨青少年抑郁症状、疼痛与镇痛药使用之间的关联。方法这项横断面相关研究在土耳其伊兹密尔市进行，共有 954 名 11-19 岁的青少年参加。数据通过 "社会人口调查问卷 "和 "流行病学研究中心儿童抑郁量表 "收集。分析采用描述性统计和多元逻辑回归分析。调查结果在青少年中，有 632 人（66.2%）出现抑郁症状。其中 424 人（44.4%）有头痛症状，256 人（26.8%）有腹痛症状，343 人（36.0%）有背痛症状。共有 309 名（32.4%）青少年因头痛、132 名（13.8%）青少年因腹痛、47 名（4.9%）青少年因背痛而使用镇痛剂。女性性别、母亲受教育程度高、经济状况差、健康观念差、学习成绩差、疼痛和使用镇痛药是与青少年抑郁症相关的变量。结论青少年普遍存在抑郁症状、头痛和背痛，以及使用止痛药，尤其是头痛止痛药。结果显示，青少年抑郁与疼痛（头痛、腹痛和背痛）和镇痛药的使用有关。需要定期进行筛查，以确保对青少年抑郁症进行早期干预。

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing NURSING-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing (JCAPN) is the only nursing journal to focus exclusively on issues of child and adolescent mental health around the world. As a primary resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals in clinical practice, educator roles, and those conducting research in mental health and psychiatric care, the journal includes peer-reviewed, original articles from a wide range of contributors in a broad variety of settings.