Assessment of the Psychological State of Patients in the Process of Pain Treatment
- Autores: Vetrova T.V.1,2, Yakovlev E.V.1,3, Leonteva M.O.1, Leonovich A.P.1, Trokhmanenko S.V.1
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Afiliações:
- Institute of Applied Psychoanalysis and Psychology of the University the IPA EurAsEC
- Museum of the History of the Submarine Forces of Russia named after A.I. Marinesko
- St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- Edição: Nº 93 (2025)
- Páginas: 34-44
- Seção: Medical psychology
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0132-182X/article/view/292846
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.25016/2782-652X-2025-0-93-34-44
- ID: 292846
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Relevance. Pain is one of the major medical and socio-economic problems in the world. Since the problem of pain remains relevant, it is necessary to pay close attention to the study of risk factors for the occurrence of combat syndrome, among which psychosocial factors play a significant role, such as stress, depression, anxiety and other factors.
Intention. The purpose of the study is to assess the characteristics of the psychological state of patients in the process of complex treatment of pain syndrome.
Materials and methods. A study was conducted to evaluate the levels of anxiety, depression, and stress in patients reporting prolonged pain sensations. All study participants underwent a neurological examination using standard methods, and testing was performed using a visual analogue scale (VAS).
The study group included patients (n = 220), men and women, aged from 23 to 63 years, with diagnosed pain in the cervical and thoracic spine.
Inclusion criteria: documented adult patients aged 18 to 65 years with complaints of pain present at the time of the study, who had their levels of anxiety, stress and depression assessed using the Distress, Depression, Anxiety and Somatization Questionnaire, and their relationship with chronic pain.
Exclusions included respondents under the age of 18 years, patients over 65 years of age, as well as patients suffering from cancer pain syndromes and pain syndromes of a psychogenic nature, the occurrence of which is due to the presence of a psychological conflict, and not damage to somatic or visceral organs or structures of the somatosensory nervous system.
Statistical analysis included a comparative assessment of the Spearman rank correlation test, the G-sign test.
Results. The results obtained indicate a high level of anxiety and depression in patients complaining of pain. The anxiety levels of such patients range from elevated to high levels. A statistically significant (p ≤ 0.01) correlation between the level of pain determined using VAS and indicators of anxiety, depression and stress in patients was shown.
The cervical dorsopathy therapy carried out included drug therapy in combination with the use of a rehabilitation complex of physiotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic influences.
A comparison of indicators of anxiety, depression and stress levels before and after application of the treatment method using the Sign G test confirms the presence of a statistically significant (p ≤ 0.01) difference in the values of anxiety, depression and stress before and after treatment, which proves the effectiveness of the therapy.
Conclusion. The study confirms the effectiveness of a treatment approach that integrates psychotherapeutic interventions (including autogenic training by J. Schultz and applied relaxation therapy based on E. Jacobson’s method, adapted by Lars-Göran Öst) alongside pharmacological and physiotherapeutic treatment in addressing the psychological distress (anxiety, depression, and stress) associated with pain syndrome. These conclusions are supported by the results of using the mathematical-statistical G-Sign test, confirming the presence of a statistically significant difference (p ≤ 0.01) between indicators of anxiety, depression and stress before and after treatment. Indicators of psychological state in all patients complaining of pain showed increased values (moderately increased and high values). Accordingly, it is necessary, regardless of the form and history of the disease, to include methods of psychological influence in the treatment and rehabilitation program for patients with acute pain.
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Tatiana Vetrova
Institute of Applied Psychoanalysis and Psychology of the University the IPA EurAsEC; Museum of the History of the Submarine Forces of Russia named after A.I. Marinesko
Autor responsável pela correspondência
Email: doretat@rambler.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7446-5060
PhD Psychol. Sci., Associate Prof.
Rússia, 14, build. 1, Smolyachkova Str., St Petersburg; 83, Kondratievsky Ave., St. PetersburgEvgeny Yakovlev
Institute of Applied Psychoanalysis and Psychology of the University the IPA EurAsEC; St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Email: vmeda-ev@mail.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8435-7562
PhD. Med. Sci. Associate Prof., Associate Prof., Associate Prof., Department of Medical Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine
Rússia, 14, build. 1, Smolyachkova Str., St Petersburg; 2, Litovskaya Str., St. PetersburgMariia Leonteva
Institute of Applied Psychoanalysis and Psychology of the University the IPA EurAsEC
Email: lov63@inbox.ru
PhD Psychol. Sci., Associate Prof., Department of Psychophysiology
Rússia, 14, build. 1, Smolyachkova Str., St PetersburgAleksandr Leonovich
Institute of Applied Psychoanalysis and Psychology of the University the IPA EurAsEC
Email: leckar@inbox.ru
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9633-2602
PhD. Med. Sci., Associate Prof., Department of Psychophysiology
Rússia, 14, build. 1, Smolyachkova Str., St PetersburgSergei Trokhmanenko
Institute of Applied Psychoanalysis and Psychology of the University the IPA EurAsEC
Email: t3188136@gmail.com
ORCID ID: 0009-0006-7218-1682
PhD Military Sci., Associate Prof., Department of social psychology and conflictology
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