Depression among lumbar spine surgery patients: Uncovering the untold story
PROMIS Depression scores can identify patients with undiagnosed depression who experience similar impairments and postoperative outcomes as those with diagnosed depression. These findings support the routine use of PROMIS Depression as a screening tool to enhance preoperative psychiatric assessment in spine surgery patients.
Authors
- David Gendelberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8032-4651)
- Jennifer O’Donnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1279-0084)
- Anna C. Filley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6964-9152)
- Gurbinder Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7850-4418)
- Avionna Baldwin
- Alex Youn
- Nesa Milan
- Aboubacar Wague
- Ashraf N. El Naga
- Sigurd Berven
- Zodina Beine
- Aesha Ajose
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100846
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00