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Table 1 Summary study characteristics

From: The association between psychosocial factors and mental health symptoms in cervical spine pain with or without radiculopathy on health outcomes: a systematic review

Author and year

Spinal diagnosis

Mental health diagnosis or symptoms

Health outcome

Alipour (2009)

Non-specific neck pain

Anxiety symptoms regarding changed

Sick Leave from employment

Beltran-Alacreu

(2018)

Non-specific neck pain

Kinesiophobia

Presence of pain (NPRS)

Bohman (2019)

Neck pain for 3 months or longer

Depressive symptoms

Neck Disability Index

Carroll (2004)

Non-specific neck pain

Depressive symptoms

Development of pain (NPRS)

Diebo (2018)

Cervical spine radiculopathy

Psychological outcomes with SF-36

Neck Disability Index (NDI)

Divi

(2020)

Cervical spine radiculopathy

Psychological outcomes with SF-12

Neck Disability Index (NDI)

Elbinoune (2016)

Neck pain for 3 months or longer

Anxiety and depressive symptoms

Presence of Pain (NPRS)

Engquist (2015)

Cervical radiculopathy

Depressive symptoms

Neck Disability Index

Grimby-Ekman (2012)

Non-specific neck pain

Stress

Presence of pain (NPRS)

Hill

(2007)

Non-specific neck pain

Psychological distress

Presence of pain (NPRS)

Hoe (2012)

Non-specific neck pain

Job strain & SF-12 MCS

Presence of pain (NPRS)

Hurwitz (2006)

Non-specific neck pain

SF-36 Mental health

Neck Disability Index

Kim

(2018)

Cervical spine radiculopathy

Depressive symptoms

Neck Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Score

Lee (2007)

Non-specific neck pain

Psychological distress

Presence of pain (NPRS)

MacDowell (2018)

Cervical radiculopathy

Anxiety and depressive symptoms

Neck Disability Index

McLean (2011)

Neck pain for 3 months or longer

Anxiety and depressive symptoms

Disability of arm and shoulder (DASH)

Meisingset (2018)

Non-specific neck pain

Catastrophising

Pain (NPRS)

Myhre (2013)

Non-specific neck pain

Emotional distress

FABQ-W

Peolsson (2006)

Cervical spine radiculopathy

Distress

Neck Disability Index

Pico-Espinosa (2019)

Non-specific neck pain

Depressive symptoms

Pain levels (NPRS)

Rodriguez-Romero (2016)

Non-specific neck pain

Psychological outcomes with SF-36

Presence of pain (NPRS)

van den Heuvel (2005)

Non-specific neck pain

Job strain

Presence of neck and upper limb pain shoulder pain (NPRS)

Wibault

(2014)

Cervical spine radiculopathy

Depression and Anxiety

Neck Disability Index