Sağlıklı Bireylerde Depresyona Yatkınlık Durumunun Postüre Etkisinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of depression tendency status on posture disorder and to see if it differs according to gender in healthy individuals. Depression tendency statuses of healthy individuals were evaluated by the Beck Depression Scale (BDS). Posture evaluation was performed by experienced physiotherapist from three directions: anterior (anterior), lateral (lateral) and posterior (posterior). A total of 151 healthy people who volunteered to participate in the study were divided into two groups according to the score they got from the BDS. Participants with BDS >10 refer depressed individuals, Group I (n = 79); participants with BDS <10 refer normal individuals, Group II (n = 72). In Group I individuals, anterior tilt of the head (p=0.04), lateral flexion of the head (p=0.01), shoulder protraction (p=0.02), scapula alata (p=0.02), kyphotic posture (p=0.02), increased lumbar lordosis (p=0.03) and pes planus (p=0.03) were found to be significantly more frequent than Group II individuals. Postural disorders such as; lateral flexion of the head (p=0.04), right shoulder depression (p=0.022), shoulder protraction (p=0.01), kyphotic posture (p=0.003) and scapula alata (p=0.01) in women of Group I were found to be statistically more frequent than in women of Group II. In men of Group I, it was found that only pes planus (p=0.04) was statistically more common than in men of Group II. According to the findings obtained in our study, depression tendency status in healthy individuals causes more common postural disorders such as anterior tilt of the head, lateral flexion of the head, shoulder protraction, kyphotic posture, scapula alata and pes planus. It was seen that the depression tendency status caused more postural deviations in women than men.