The Role of Psychosocial Screening in Patient Selection for Spine Surgery: A Review

ER Faye, JR Ball, ES Mills, J Wang, RJ Hah… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ijssurgery.com
Background The purpose of this review is to provide a brief history of previous attempts at
developing patient screening tools and to further examine the definitions of these …

Validation of a psychological screening algorithm for predicting spine surgery outcomes

RJ Marek, AR Block, YS Ben-Porath - Assessment, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
It is well established that psychological factors can affect spine surgery results. A widely
utilized presurgical psychological screening (PPS) algorithm that combines established …

The use of presurgical psychological screening to predict the outcome of spine surgery

AR Block, DD Ohnmeiss, RD Guyer, RF Rashbaum… - The Spine Journal, 2001 - Elsevier
Background context: Several previous studies have shown that psychosocial factors can
influence the outcome of elective spine surgery. Purpose: The purpose of the current study …

Spine surgery.

AR Block - 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
For the patient with intractable spine injury or disease, surgery may be the ultimate step
toward returning to a happy and productive life. Despite increasingly widespread use, the …

Assessment of presurgical psychological screening in patients undergoing spine surgery: use and clinical impact

AK Young, BK Young, LH Riley III… - Clinical Spine …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Prospective survey. Objective: To determine the prevalence of use of
presurgical psychological screening (PPS) among spine surgeons in the United States …

Helping spine surgeons detect pre-surgical psychological distress in complex spine patients: an observational pilot study

M Sikora, VM Nemani, RL Winnett, AS Friedman… - Spine deformity, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Study design Retrospective analysis. Objective Analysis of a standardized, pre-
surgical psychological evaluation program for complex spine surgery. Summary of …

Psychological screening before spine surgery: avoiding failed surgery syndrome

J Epker, AR Block - Psychological Injury and Law, 2014 - Springer
Spine surgery is frequently ineffective in providing pain relief and improving functional
ability, even when the surgery is a technical success. A growing body of literature, reviewed …

Clinical impression versus standardized questionnaire: the spinal surgeon's ability to assess psychological distress

MD Daubs, AA Patel, SE Willick, RW Kendall… - JBJS, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Psychological distress can affect spine surgery outcomes. A majority of spinal
surgeons do not use standardized questionnaires to assess for psychological distress and …

1. Clinical Instinct vs. Standardized Questionnaire: The Spine Specialists Ability to Detect Psychological Distress

M Daubs, A Patel, S Willick, K Richard… - The Spine …, 2008 - thespinejournalonline.com
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The significant impact of psychosocial factors on treatment
outcomes is well known. Psychological distress has been shown to be a predictor for poor …

Presurgical psychological screening in back pain patients: a review

J Epker, AR Block - The Clinical journal of pain, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Objective The objective of this article is to provide a brief overview of the major psychosocial
risk factors impacting recovery from spine surgery. Results Numerous personality, cognitive …