Research Article

Usefulness of the Brief Scale for Psychiatric Problems in Orthopaedic Patients (BS-POP) for Predicting Poor Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression Surgery

Table 4

Regression analysis of risk factors for low satisfaction with lumbar decompression surgery.

VariableOdds ratio (95% CI) value

High BS-POP score5.2 (1.9–15.1)<0.01
Cauda equina symptoms2.5 (1.2–5.7)0.02
Age (≥70 y)1.5 (0.7–3.2)0.26
Female0.6 (0.3–1.2)0.15

BS-POP, Brief Scale for Psychiatric Problems in Orthopaedic Patients; CI, confidence interval.