Symptoms of Depression Predict the Trajectory of Pain Among Patients with Early Inflammatory Arthritis: A Path Analysis Approach to Assessing Change

Abstract

Symptoms of depression predicted the trajectory of pain from baseline to 6 months. In addition, there were reciprocal/bidirectional associations between pain and symptoms of depression over time. More research is needed to better understand the relationship between pain and depressive symptoms and how to best manage patients with EIA who have high levels of both.