Lifestyle-Related Chronic Diseases and Low Back Pain: Patient-Reported Physical and Mental Health and Early Post-Operative Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate cumulative lifestyle-related chronic diseases and self-reported physical and mental health in low back pain (LBP) patients presenting to physiatrists and spine surgeons, and to assess outcomes following spine surgery in patients with and without lifestyle-related chronic disease(s).

Design

This retrospective study included 4444 patients presenting for evaluation of LBP with physiatrists (n = 3282/4444) or spine surgeons (n = 1162/4444) from 4/1/2019-7/1/2021. Lifestyle-related chronic diseases and PROMIS-10 scores were collected. Length-of-stay (LOS), post-operative events, and persistent post-operative pain within 3 months were collected for surgical patients.

Results

60.8% (n = 2704/4444) of patients had lifestyle-related chronic diseases; over

SUBMITTER: Prather H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12799482 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature