BACKGROUND: The ability to understand factors associated with an increased duration of missed work postoperatively could be used to more effectively select @entity1 with the greatest opportunity for a successful outcome. We set out to determine the effect of preoperative @entity308 on postoperative return to work in @entity1 undergoing @entity2649 ( @entity2649 ) for degenerative spondylolisthesis. METHODS: Fifty-eight @entity1 undergoing @entity2649 for symptomatic grade I @entity179 were included in this analysis. @entity1 demographics, clinical presentation, indications for surgery, radiologic studies, and operative variables were assessed for each case. @entity1 -assessed outcome measures were obtained prospectively at baseline and 2 years postoperatively. To understand the factors associated with prolonged return to work, univariate linear regression analysis and stepwise multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was used. RESULTS: All @entity1 -reported outcomes assessed were significantly improved 2 years after @entity2649 (P < 0.001). Of the 32 @entity1 working preoperatively, 26 (81%) returned to work postoperatively. Median time to return to work was 56 days (range, 10-150 days). Independent of @entity1 age; preoperative @entity158 , disability, and quality of life; and extent of postoperative improvement, increased preoperative Zung @entity308 score remained associated with prolonged return to work (P  = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Independent of postoperative improvement in @entity158 , disability, and quality of life, the extent of preoperative @entity308 was an independent predictor of time to return to work in @entity1 undergoing @entity2649 for spondylolisthesis, suggesting that regardless of how successful @entity2649 surgery may be at improving a @entity1 's @entity158 , disability, or quality of life, greater @entity308 will delay or prohibit their ability to return to work postoperatively.

Extent of XXXX Is Associated with Return to Work After Lumbar Fusion for Spondylolisthesis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity2649 :: ('MESH:C563613', 'Disease') :: ['TLIF', 'transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion'] @entity179 :: ('MESH:D019636', 'Disease') :: ['degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity308 :: (MESH:D003866,Disease) :: ['Preoperative Depression']
