Background: Currently, no studies have assessed what effect the presence of both anxiety
and depression may have on patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) compared …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort review. Objective. The objective of this study was to
identify depression using the Mental Component Score (MCS-12) of the Short Form-12 (SF …

Abstract Background Depression and Degenerative Spine Disease (DSD) frequently co-
exist. Pooled prevalence estimates of depression before and after lumbar fusion surgery has …

OBJECTIVE Studies have shown that anxious or depressed patients may have poorer
outcomes after lumbar fusion. These conclusions were drawn from questionnaires …

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between positive
change in depression or anxiety within three months post-operation and clinically …

Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort review. Objective: The objective of this study
was to analyze depression using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Hamilton Depression …

The authors aim to evaluate the ability of spine surgeons to subjectively identify patients with
psychological distress in a subset of lumbar fusion candidates, and the influence of such …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and
disability pre-operatively, at 3 months and at 1 year after lumbar spine fusion surgery …

Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of depression, anxiety, and
optimism on postoperative satisfaction and clinical outcomes in patients who underwent less …

Study Design. Prospective follow-up study. Objective. The aim of this study was to assess
whether depressive symptoms change the outcome of lumbar spine fusion (LSF) surgery at …