Relationship between Depression and Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Psychiatry Investigation
; : 226-229, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-166076
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ABSTRACT
This study investigated the relationship between depression, somatization, anxiety, personality, and laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). We prospectively analyzed 231 patients with symptoms with LPR using the laryngopharyngeal reflux symptom index and the reflux finding score. Seventy nine (34.2%) patients were diagnosed with LPR. A significant correlation was detected between the presence of LPR and total scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (5.6±5.3 vs. 4.0±4.6, p=0.017) and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (4.3±4.9 vs. 3.0±4.5, p=0.041). LPR was significantly more frequent in those with depression than in those without (45.6% vs. 27.0%, p=0.004). A multivariate analysis confirmed a significant association between the presence of LPR and depression (odds ratio, 1.068; 95% confidence interval, 1.011–1.128; p=0.019). Our preliminary results suggest that patients with LPR may need to be carefully evaluated for depression.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Anxiety Disorders
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Somatoform Disorders
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Multivariate Analysis
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Prospective Studies
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Depression
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Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article