Do comorbid self-reported depression and anxiety influence outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy?

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Chan, Andrew K

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Shaffrey, Christopher I

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Park, Christine

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Gottfried, Oren N

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Than, Khoi D

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Bisson, Erica F

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Bydon, Mohamad

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Asher, Anthony L

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Coric, Domagoj

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Potts, Eric A

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Foley, Kevin T

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Wang, Michael Y

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Fu, Kai-Ming

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Virk, Michael S

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Knightly, John J

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Meyer, Scott

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Park, Paul

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Upadhyaya, Cheerag D

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Shaffrey, Mark E

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Buchholz, Avery L

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Tumialán, Luis M

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Turner, Jay D

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Michalopoulos, Giorgos D

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Sherrod, Brandon A

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Agarwal, Nitin

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Chou, Dean

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Haid, Regis W

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Mummaneni, Praveen V

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2023-06-15T14:46:08Z

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2023-06-15T14:46:08Z

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2023-03

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2023-06-15T14:46:07Z

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Objective

Depression and anxiety are associated with inferior outcomes following spine surgery. In this study, the authors examined whether patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) who have both self-reported depression (SRD) and self-reported anxiety (SRA) have worse postoperative patient-reported outcomes (PROs) compared with patients who have only one or none of these comorbidities.

Methods

This study is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the Quality Outcomes Database CSM cohort. Comparisons were made among patients who reported the following: 1) either SRD or SRA, 2) both SRD and SRA, or 3) neither comorbidity at baseline. PROs at 3, 12, and 24 months (scores for the visual analog scale [VAS] for neck pain and arm pain, Neck Disability Index [NDI], modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association [mJOA] scale, EQ-5D, EuroQol VAS [EQ-VAS], and North American Spine Society [NASS] patient satisfaction index) and achievement of respective PRO minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) were compared.

Results

Of the 1141 included patients, 199 (17.4%) had either SRD or SRA alone, 132 (11.6%) had both SRD and SRA, and 810 (71.0%) had neither. Preoperatively, patients with either SRD or SRA alone had worse scores for VAS neck pain (5.6 ± 3.1 vs 5.1 ± 3.3, p = 0.03), NDI (41.0 ± 19.3 vs 36.8 ± 20.8, p = 0.007), EQ-VAS (57.0 ± 21.0 vs 60.7 ± 21.7, p = 0.03), and EQ-5D (0.53 ± 0.23 vs 0.58 ± 0.21, p = 0.008) than patients without such disorders. Postoperatively, in multivariable adjusted analyses, baseline SRD or SRA alone was associated with inferior improvement in the VAS neck pain score and a lower rate of achieving the MCID for VAS neck pain score at 3 and 12 months, but not at 24 months. At 24 months, patients with SRD or SRA alone experienced less change in EQ-5D scores and were less likely to meet the MCID for EQ-5D than patients without SRD or SRA. Furthermore, patient self-reporting of both psychological comorbidities did not impact PROs at all measured time points compared with self-reporting of only one psychological comorbidity alone. Each cohort (SRD or SRA alone, both SRD and SRA, and neither SRD nor SRA) experienced significant improvements in mean PROs at all measured time points compared with baseline (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

Approximately 12% of patients who underwent surgery for CSM presented with both SRD and SRA, and 29% presented with at least one symptom. The presence of either SRD or SRA was independently associated with inferior scores for 3- and 12-month neck pain following surgery, but this difference was not significant at 24 months. However, at long-term follow-up, patients with SRD or SRA experienced lower quality of life than patients without SRD or SRA. The comorbid presence of both depression and anxiety was not associated with worse patient outcomes than either diagnosis alone.
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1547-5654

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1547-5646

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/27956

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eng

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Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

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Journal of neurosurgery. Spine

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10.3171/2023.2.spine22685

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Quality Outcomes Database

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anxiety

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cervical spondylotic myelopathy

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depression

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patient-reported outcomes

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Do comorbid self-reported depression and anxiety influence outcomes following surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy?

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Journal article

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Shaffrey, Christopher I|0000-0001-9760-8386

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Duke

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School of Medicine

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Clinical Science Departments

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Orthopaedic Surgery

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Neurosurgery

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