This article discusses a study that aimed to assess the correlation between patient-reported mental health and self-reported outcome measures after disc replacement surgery. The study evaluated the mental health and physical function, pain, and disability of 151 patients who had undergone disc replacement. The results showed that lower mental health scores were associated with increased perception of pain and disability, and disability level was correlated with mental health at all time points. The study suggests that patients with optimized mental health may report higher outcome scores following disc replacement surgery
Summarised by Mr Mo Akmal – Lead Spinal Surgeon
The London Spine Unit : most advanced day surgery unit in UK
Published article
Patients undergoing CDR who reported lower mental health scores via either SF-12 MCS or PHQ-9 were associated with increased perception of pain and disability. Disability level correlated with mental health at all time periods. Patients with optimized mental health may report higher outcome scores following CDR.
Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery Expert. Best Spinal Surgeon UK
Abstract Purpose: This study aims to assess the correlation between the patient-reported mental health and the self-reported outcome measures (PROMs) physical function, pain, and disability at different time points following disc replacement (CDR). Methods: A single-surgeon registry was searched for patients who had undergone CDR, excluding those with indication for infection, cancer, or trauma. One,
Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to assess the correlation between the patient-reported mental health and the self-reported outcome measures (PROMs) physical function, pain, and disability at different time points following disc replacement (CDR).
Methods: A single-surgeon registry was searched for patients who had undergone CDR, excluding those with indication for infection, cancer, or trauma. One hundred fifty-one patients were included. PROMs were collected preoperatively as well as 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year postoperatively. Mental health measures evaluated included 12-Item Short Form (SF-12), Mental Component Score (MCS), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) which were individually assessed via Pearson’s correlation tests in relation to Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Physical Function (PROMIS-PF), SF-12 Physical Component Score (PCS), visual analog scale (VAS) neck and arm pain, and Neck Disability Index (NDI).
Results: SF-12 MCS positively correlated with PROMIS-PF (range: r = 0.369-0.614) and SF-12 PCS (range: r = 0.208-0.585) with significance found at two or more time points for each (p ≤ 0.009, all). SF-12 MCS negatively correlated with VAS neck (range: r = – 0.259 to – 0.464), VAS arm (range: r = – 0.281 to – 0.567), and NDI (range: r = – 0.474 to – 831) with significance found at three or more time points (p ≤ 0.028, all). PHQ-9 significantly negatively correlated with PROMIS-PF (range: r = – 0.457 to – 0.732) and SF-12 PCS (range: r = – 0.332 to – 0.629) at all time points (p ≤ 0.013, all). PHQ-9 positively correlated with VAS neck (range: r = 0.351-0.711), VAS arm (range: r = 0.239-0.572), and NDI (range: r = 0.602-0.837) at four or more periods (p ≤ 0.032, all).
Patients undergoing CDR who reported lower mental health scores via either SF-12 MCS or PHQ-9 were associated with increased perception of pain and disability. Disability level correlated with mental health at all time periods. Patients with optimized mental health may report higher outcome scores following CDR.
Keywords: CDR; Mental health; PHQ-9; PROMs; SF-12 MCS.
The London Spine Unit : most advanced day surgery unit in UK
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Poor patient-reported mental health correlates with inferior patient-reported outcome measures following cervical disc replacement
