ĐẶC ĐIỂM LÂM SÀNG CÁC TRIỆU CHỨNG ĐAU VÀ MỐI LIÊN QUAN ĐẾN CHỨNG HẬU CAN KHÍ UẤT KẾT THEO Y HỌC CỔ TRUYỀN Ở BỆNH NHÂN TRẦM CẢM ĐIỀU TRỊ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN TÂM THẦN HUẾ

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of pain symptoms and their correlation with the Traditional Medicine syndrome pattern of Liver Qi Stagnation in patients with depression treated at Hue Psychiatric Hospital. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 150 outpatients diagnosed with depression according to ICD-10, from September 2024 to May 2025. Results: The majority of patients were female (64.0%), with a mean age of 47.4 ± 16.6 years. The prevalence of pain symptoms was 61.3%. Common pain characteristics included distending pain (69.6%), gradual onset (84.8%), hypochondriac pain (41.3%), and pain localized to a single site (38.0%). Most patients reported pain that interfered with daily activities (80.4%), worsened with stress (59.8%), and had no clearly identifiable relieving factor (64.1%). Mild pain intensity, measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), accounted for 63.1%. The Liver Qi Stagnation pattern was the most frequently observed Traditional Medicine syndrome (42.0%) and showed statistically significant associations with pain location, pain type, number of pain sites, aggravating factors, and pain intensity (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The findings clarify the role of pain symptoms in the diagnosis and syndrome differentiation according to Traditional Medicine in patients with depression.