Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Is a Valid Assessment for Depression in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy

Objective The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a screening tool for evaluating depressive symptoms. Research is scarce regarding the validity and correlation of PHQ-9 scores with other patient-reported outcomes of mental health after minimally invasive lumbar discectomy (MIS LD). We aim to...

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Main Authors: Conor P. Lynch, Elliot D.K. Cha, Nathaniel W. Jenkins, James M. Parrish, Cara E. Geoghegan, Caroline N. Jadczak, Shruthi Mohan, Kern Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2021-06-01
Series:Neurospine
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Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-2142162-031.pdf