Does Surgical Treatment Affect the Degree of Anxiety or Depression in Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy?

Naohiro TachibanaToru DoiKoji NakajimaHideki NakamotoJunya MiyaharaKosei NagataHiroyuki NakaraiKeiichiro TozawaNozomu OhtomoRyuji SakamotoSo KatoYuki TaniguchiYoshitaka MatsubayashiSakae TanakaYasushi Oshima

Published in: Global spine journal (2022)

We found that surgical treatment for patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy may improve postoperative anxiety and depression as well as other patient-reported outcomes.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
spinal cord
sleep quality
patients undergoing
depressive symptoms
spinal cord injury