AIM: To identify differences between defense styles and mechanisms in @entity13549 @entity1 with or without @entity9 and their relationship to quality of life. STUDY DESIGN: The study included 37  @entity13549 @entity1 with @entity9 (SNP), 36  @entity13549 @entity1 without @entity9 and 38  healthy subjects. @entity158 severity was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Psychological condition was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Defense mechanisms were assessed using a 40-item Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40) and quality of life was assessed using Short Form-36 (SF-36). RESULTS: BDI and BAI scores were significantly higher in the SNP group (p   <   0.001). Idealization and immature defense styles, as well as isolation, displacement and somatization were significantly higher in the SNP group (p   <   0.05). SF-36 parameters also differed significantly between the groups, with controls having the best scores and the SNP group the worst. In linear regression analysis, acting out and BDI were found to affect the @entity158 domain of the SF-36 (p   <   0.001). CONCLUSION: The acting out defensive style and BDI were independently associated with @entity158 -related quality of life. In the SNP group, significant differences were found in the immature and neurotic styles of the defense mechanisms.

@entity13549 @entity1 with XXXX and its relationship to quality of life.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity13549 :: ('MESH:D012585', 'Disease') :: ['sciatica'] @entity9 :: ('MESH:D009437', 'Disease') :: ['neuropathic pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain']
@entity9 :: (MESH:D009437,Disease) :: ['neuropathic pain']
