Capability After Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis Is Strongly Associated With Preoperative Symptoms of Depression.
George E SayeghNicholas SauderNiels BrinkmanMeredith L G MooreKevin J BozicJay PatelKarl M KoenigPrakash JayakumarPublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2024)
Preoperative symptoms of depression are strongly associated with reduced capability after TKA and can be screened for using the PHQ-2-a brief tool that can be feasibly incorporated into clinical workflows. User-friendly assessment of depressive symptoms can assist orthopaedic surgeons in identifying and addressing mental health at the outset during the management of knee OA.