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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 101-B, Issue SUPP_10 | Pages 28 - 28
1 Oct 2019
Mannion A Mariaux F Porchet F Fekete T Jeszenszky D Haschtmann D Kleinstuck F Loibl M Elfering A
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Background

Depression, anxiety, catastrophising, and fear-avoidance beliefs are some of the so-called “yellow flags” that predict a poor outcome in back patients. Many surgeons have difficulty assessing yellow flags, perhaps due to the complexity of existing instruments and time constraints during consultations. We developed a brief tool to allow the systematic evaluation of core flags.

Methods

Data from 4 questionnaires (ZUNG depression (N=399); Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Anxiety-subscale) (N=308); Pain Catastrophising (N=766); Fear Avoidance Beliefs (N=736)) were analysed to identify the respective single item that best represented the full scale score. The 4 items formed the “Core Yellow Flags Index” (CYFI). 1'768 patients completed CYFI and a Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) preoperatively, and COMI 3 and 12mo later (FU).