Do preoperative fear avoidance model factors predict outcomes after lumbar disc herniation surgery? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) surgery is usually recommended when conservative treatments fail to manage patients' symptoms. However, many patients undergoing LDH surgery continue to report pain and disability. Preoperative psychological factors have shown to be predictive for postoperative outcomes. Our aim was to systematically review studies that prospectively examined the prognostic value of factors in the Fear Avoidance Model (FAM), including back pain, leg pain, catastrophizing, anxiety, fear-avoidance, depression, physical activity and disability, to predict postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing LDH surgery.

Methods

We performed a systematic literature review of prospective studies that measured any FAM factors preoperatively to predict postoperative

SUBMITTER: Alodaibi FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4176980 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature