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The purpose: in public institutions and organizations or private organizations in Turkey, the patient care is to evaluate back-to-knee pain and study the impact of pain on depression.Method: 137 patient careers voluntary to participate in the study were divided into three groups: Group 1 n=15, group 2 n=82 and group 3 n=42 with both back and neck pain. The severity of the pain that participants feel during rest, during activity and at night in the neck and/or back area was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale. Functionality was assessed using both the Group 1 neck pain and disability score BADS, Group 2 Roland Morris disability survey RMDS and Group 3 survey. In the assessment of depression in both three groups, Beck Depression Scale and Posture Analysis were used by New York Posture Analysis Method. The statistical significance level was determined at 0.05.Relations: When groups were compared to binary, there was a statistically meaningful difference between Group 2 and Group 3 in terms of pain severity in the rest and night back area respectively; p=0,002 and p=0,004 . When all participants were studied the relationship between depression, pain severity and functionality, there was a positive weak relationship between depression and neck pain severity r=0,19, p=0,02 , BADS r=0,23, p=0,006 and RMDS r=0,26, p=0,002. A negative relationship between posture and depression was found r= - 0,33, p< 0,001 .Resultat: Pain and/or back pain affects the functional conditions of the patient careers. When considered that there is a relationship between the severity of depression and the pain, functionality, and posture, the severity of depression may increase due to the increase of problems with the muscle skeletal system. It is important to realize that patient careers are a professional group predisposed to muscle skeletal system injuries from a professional point of view and to develop ways to cope with back and/or neck pain.

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