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

Spine Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 274-282

  Block, Andrew R ^a   Ohnmeiss, Donna D ^b   Guyer, Richard D ^b   Rashbaum, Ralph F ^b   Hochschuler, Stephen H ^b  

^a 6300 West Parker Road   (United States)

^b TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Outcome prediction; Psychological screening; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041469699     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(01)00054-7     Document Type: Article

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