Kronik Ağrı Hastalarında Şiddetli Nikotin Bağımlılığının Öngördürücüleri

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 47 Sayı: 5, 816 - 827, 04.09.2025

Hazal Ulusoy , İmran Gökçen Yılmaz-karaman , Esra Ağrıdağ , Hale Kocabacak , Mehmet Sacit Güleç , Gülcan Güleç

https://doi.org/10.20515/otd.1637221

Öz

Kronik ağrı ve nikotin bağımlılığı birlikteliği, fiziksel ve ruhsal hastalıkların riskini arttırmaktadır. Bu nedenle kronik ağrı, sigara kullanımı ve nikotin bağımlılığı arasındaki ilişkinin anlaşılması, etkili müdahaleler geliştirmek için kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışma, kronik ağrısı olan hastalarda şiddetli nikotin bağımlılığı riskinin öngördürücüleri olarak ağrı şiddeti, anksiyete ve depresyon semptomları, anksiyete duyarlılığı ve sıkıntıya dayanma düzeylerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamıştır. Çalışmaya, kronik ağrısı olan, ağrı yönetimi için tedavi gören ve sigara içen 76 kişi katılmıştır (ortalama yaş = 50.28 ± 12.37, %63.2 kadın). Çalışmada; ağrı şiddeti, anksiyete ve depresyon semptomları, anksiyete duyarlılığı ve sıkıntıya dayanma düzeyleri ile nikotin bağımlılığı riskini değerlendirmek için öz-bildirim ölçekleri kullanılmıştır. Şiddetli nikotin bağımlılığı riskinin belirleyicilerini saptamak amacıyla tek değişkenli lojistik regresyon analizi yapılmıştır. Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Ölçeği (HADÖ) kesme değerlerine göre, hastaların %34.2’si anksiyete (n=26) ve %56.6’sı depresyon (n=43) bildirmiştir. HADÖ’nün anksiyete alt ölçek puanları (odds oranı = 1.125 [1.016–1.245]), Anksiyete Duyarlılığı Ölçeği-3 toplam puanları (odds oranı = 1.038 [1.005–1.073]) ve ağrı şiddeti (odds oranı = 1.331[1.030–1.720]) şiddetli nikotin bağımlılığı riskini anlamlı şekilde öngörmüştür (sırasıyla p=0.023, p=0.025, p=0.029). Bu çalışma, kronik ağrı hastalarında sigara kullanımı ve ruh sağlığının ele alınmasının gerekliliğine dikkat çekmekte ve bu hasta grubunda sigara bırakma sürecinde potansiyel müdahale alanları olarak ağrı yönetimi, anksiyete semptomları ve anksiyete duyarlılığının önemini vurgulamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

anksiyete duyarlılığı , nikotin bağımlılığı , kronik ağrı , sigara kullanımı , tütün

Predictors of Severe Nicotine Dependence in Patients with Chronic Pain

Öz

The combined presence of chronic pain and nicotine dependence has been shown to elevate the risk of both physical and mental illnesses. Consequently, understanding the interconnected relationship between chronic pain, smoking, and nicotine dependence is crucial for developing effective interventions and improving patient outcomes. The present study aimed to reveal if pain intensity, symptoms of anxiety and depression, anxiety sensitivity, and distress tolerance serve as predictive factors of severe nicotine dependence risk among patients with chronic pain. Seventy-six smokers with chronic pain were recruited (mean age = 50.28±12.37, 63.2% female). The study utilized self-reported measures to assess pain intensity, distress tolerance, anxiety sensitivity, nicotine dependence, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. Univariate binary logistic regression was performed to find the predictors of severe nicotine dependence risk. Among the patients, 34.2% reported anxiety (n=26), and 56.6% reported depression (n=43). The anxiety subscale scores of the HADS (odds ratio = 1.125 [1.016–1.245]) and the total scores of the ASI-3 (odds ratio = 1.038 [1.005–1.073]) significantly predicted severe nicotine dependence risk (p = 0.023 and p = 0.025, respectively), as well as pain intensity over the past week (odds ratio = 1.331[1.030–1.720]; p = 0.029). This study highlights the need to address smoking behavior and mental health in patients with chronic pain and emphasizes the importance of pain management, anxiety symptoms, and anxiety sensitivity as potential targets for intervention in smoking cessation efforts within this population.

Anahtar Kelimeler

chronic pain , smoking , anxiety sensitivity , nicotine dependence , tobacco

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