The Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Response to Epidural Steroid Injection for Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain: A Prospective Pilot Study
Patients with higher negative affect and lower cognitive resilience achieve less pain improvement after ESIs for low back pain. Future research with a larger sample should focus on deepening our understanding of the role of psychosocial functioning as a potential mechanism of treatment response in patients undergoing ESI procedures. Findings point to the importance of multidisciplinary chronic pain care.
Authors
- David E. Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0109-5999)
- Donald D. McGeary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9660-2652)
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7002-4700)
- Udai Nanda
- Emma Sanford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4466-0205)
- Zachary L. McCormick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-8745)
- Sanjog Pangarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0433-5858)
- Cindy A. McGeary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9506-9550)
- Briana Cobos
- Timothy T. Houle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9584-5580)
- Mahsa Mojallal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8176-8964)
- Paul S. Nabity (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0040-7196)
- Meredith Stensland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5829-5580)
- Luke Lehman
- Selena Lugosi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0632-2787)
- Blessen C. Eapen
- Caleigh Covell
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Health Services Research & Development (US)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System (US)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s496290
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39