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The influence of psychological factors on pre-operative levels of pain intensity, disability and HRQOL in lumbar spinal fusion surgery patients
Department of Physical Therapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Division of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4318-9216
Department of Physical Therapy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Institute for Clinical Sciences, Department for Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2010 (English)In: Physiotherapy, ISSN 0031-9406, E-ISSN 1873-1465, Vol. 96, no 3, p. 213-221Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

OBJECTIVES:

To assess the extent to which perceived pain and psychological factors explain levels of disability and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients scheduled for lumbar fusion surgery, and to test the hypothesis that relationships between pain intensity, mental health, fear of movement/(re)injury, disability and HRQOL are mediated by cognitive beliefs and appraisals.

DESIGN:

Cross-sectional, correlation study.

SETTING:

Orthopaedic outpatient setting in a tertiary hospital.

PARTICIPANTS:

One hundred and seven chronic back pain patients scheduled for lumbar fusion surgery.

MEASURES:

Visual analogue scale for pain intensity, Short Form 36 mental health subscale, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, Back Beliefs Questionnaire, Self-efficacy Scale, Coping Strategy Questionnaire, Oswestry Disability Index and European Quality of Life Questionnaire.

RESULTS:

The group effect of multiple mediators significantly influenced the relationships between pain intensity and mental health, fear of movement/(re)injury, functional disability and HRQOL. Pain catastrophising significantly mediated the relationship between pain intensity and mental health, control over pain significantly mediated the relationship between mental health and functional disability, self-efficacy and pain outcome expectancy significantly mediated the relationship between mental health and HRQOL, and self-efficacy also significantly mediated the relationship between pain intensity, fear of movement/(re)jury and functional disability. The model explained 28, 30, 52 and 42% of the variation in mental health, fear of movement/(re)injury, functional disability and HRQOL, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study highlights the strong influence and mediation roles of psychological factors on pain, mental health, fear of movement/(re)injury, disability and HRQOL in patients scheduled for lumber fusion. Future research should focus on screening as well as pre- and post-operative interventions based on these psychological factors for the potential improvement of lumber fusion surgery outcomes.

Copyright 2010 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Elsevier, 2010. Vol. 96, no 3, p. 213-221
Keywords [en]
Spinal fusion, Disability, Quality of life, Mental disorders, Fear avoidance, Mediation
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-113851DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.013ISI: 000281889800005PubMedID: 20674653Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-77955309735OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-113851DiVA, id: diva2:785141
Available from: 2015-02-02 Created: 2015-02-02 Last updated: 2017-12-05Bibliographically approved

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