Abstract:

The aim of the study is to study the relationship between pain, depression levels and quality of life in individuals and to evaluate the effect of gender differences. Tools and Methods: 180 individuals who were diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency were included in the study.Visual Analog Scale was used to assess the severity of pain to individuals involved in the study, Nottingham Health Profile to assess the quality of life related to health, and Beck Depression Scale to assess the quality of life specific to the disease in Venus Disability Epidemiological and Economic Work-Life Quality Survey and to determine the levels of depression. Results: The average age of individuals who participated in the study was 61.1±10.34 years. In the correlation analysis, the VEINES-QOL life quality survey found that the visual pain scale and depression levels were medially negative (r=-0.304, p=0.016; r=-0.278, p=0.029 respectively). However, the overall quality of life survey found a relationship between the overall health profile score (r=0.54, p=0,000) and the level of depression in a medium positive direction. The Nottingham health profile's total score (r=0.15, p=0.03) was observed with a low level of positive correlation between the VAS. Result: As a result, it was found that the levels of pain and depression of individuals in KVY have a negative impact on the disease-specific and overall quality of life. The study also found that when the quality of life is studied according to gender, the quality of life of women is worse, and the severity of pain is better than the quality of life of men.

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