TRACKING ANXIETY DISORDERS IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS WITH THE GAD-7 QUESTIONNAIRE

TRACKING ANXIETY DISORDERS IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS WITH THE GAD-7 QUESTIONNAIRE

PEREIRA, GUILHERME LOPES; VIEIRA, ADAH SOPHIA RODRIGUES; GOMES, JOÃO GUILHERME FARIAS DE SÁ; LOIOLA, LÍSIA LAIANE ABREU GOMES; OLIVEIRA, JOERUN DE CARVALHO; LOBO, JOKASTA NUNES; VIEIRA, REJANE MARIA RODRIGUES DE ABREU

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Anxiety disorders are prevalent and can be disabling when not diagnosed. In chronic diseases, this symptom is often underestimate. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic disease that affects young adults, with implications for both the physical and mental health of those affected. A prolonged coexistence with pain and deformity that the illness causes often implies alterations and emotional disorders in these patients.

Materials and methods

Quantitative cross-sectional study based on the data collected through an application of the Generalized Anxiety Disorders (GAD-7) questionnaire. It's an instrument used to assess these anxiety disorders, validated in Brazil in 2006. It presents seven items with scores from 0 to 3 in each one, and the total score ranging from 0 to 21. Values higher than or equal to ten are correlated with a generalized anxiety disorder. The Ethical Committee approved the study of research, and the participants filled the free and clarified consent term.

Results

The study involved a total of 104 patients with Ankylosing spondylitis, and 74% were male, with an age range below 45 years seen in 60% of the sample. The level of schooling above seven years presented in almost 70% and disease time above six years in this same proportion. Smoking and alcohol consumption observed in 10% and 21%, respectively. Forty-three percent of the sample was professionally active, almost 30% were unemployed, and 27% were retired. A score greater than or equal to 10 in the total sum of GAD-7 was found in 38% of the patients, thus, filling criteria for generalized anxiety disorder. Two-thirds of the patients diagnosed with an anxiety disorder had schooling above seven years of study. The average GAD-7 score of the positive cases was 12.

Conclusion

An anxiety disorder diagnosed in more than one-third of patients with AS. The level of education showed a positive correlation with this diagnosis. The use of an appropriate instrument, such as GAD-7, to assess anxiety may be a device for the determination of this comorbidity, which is very frequent and compromises the well being of those who live with it.

Anxiety disorders are prevalent and can be disabling when not diagnosed. In chronic diseases, this symptom is often underestimate. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic disease that affects young adults, with implications for both the physical and mental health of those affected. A prolonged coexistence with pain and deformity that the illness causes often implies alterations and emotional disorders in these patients.

Materials and methods

Quantitative cross-sectional study based on the data collected through an application of the Generalized Anxiety Disorders (GAD-7) questionnaire. It's an instrument used to assess these anxiety disorders, validated in Brazil in 2006. It presents seven items with scores from 0 to 3 in each one, and the total score ranging from 0 to 21. Values higher than or equal to ten are correlated with a generalized anxiety disorder. The Ethical Committee approved the study of research, and the participants filled the free and clarified consent term.

Results

The study involved a total of 104 patients with Ankylosing spondylitis, and 74% were male, with an age range below 45 years seen in 60% of the sample. The level of schooling above seven years presented in almost 70% and disease time above six years in this same proportion. Smoking and alcohol consumption observed in 10% and 21%, respectively. Forty-three percent of the sample was professionally active, almost 30% were unemployed, and 27% were retired. A score greater than or equal to 10 in the total sum of GAD-7 was found in 38% of the patients, thus, filling criteria for generalized anxiety disorder. Two-thirds of the patients diagnosed with an anxiety disorder had schooling above seven years of study. The average GAD-7 score of the positive cases was 12.

Conclusion

An anxiety disorder diagnosed in more than one-third of patients with AS. The level of education showed a positive correlation with this diagnosis. The use of an appropriate instrument, such as GAD-7, to assess anxiety may be a device for the determination of this comorbidity, which is very frequent and compromises the well being of those who live with it.

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DOI: 10.5151/sbr2019-613

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PEREIRA, GUILHERME LOPES; VIEIRA, ADAH SOPHIA RODRIGUES; GOMES, JOÃO GUILHERME FARIAS DE SÁ; LOIOLA, LÍSIA LAIANE ABREU GOMES; OLIVEIRA, JOERUN DE CARVALHO; LOBO, JOKASTA NUNES; VIEIRA, REJANE MARIA RODRIGUES DE ABREU; "TRACKING ANXIETY DISORDERS IN ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS WITH THE GAD-7 QUESTIONNAIRE", p-613-613. In: Anais do 36º Congresso Brasileiro de Reumatologia. [ISBN 978-85-212-1892-0]. São Paulo: Blucher, 2019.
ISSN 23577282, DOI 10.5151/sbr2019-613