Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	113881
Country	China

Category	Psychology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Postoperative anxiety-depression in patients with spinal cord injury: Correlations with injury severity and sleep quality
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Zhi-Sen Tian, Meng-Jie Yan, Hang Wang, Yi-Ke Zhang, Xian-Ji Song and Kun-Chi Zhao
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Department of Science and Technology of Jilin Province YDZJ202201ZYTS094
Corresponding Author	Kun-Chi Zhao, Department of Spinal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No.126 Xiantai Street, Changchun 130033, Jilin Province, China. zhaokunchi@jlu.edu.cn
Key Words	Spinal cord injury; Anxiety; Depression; American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; Sleep quality; Correlation analysis
Core Tip	In these cohort of 149 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), anxiety, depression, injury severity, and sleep quality were evaluated three months after surgery. A substantial proportion of the patients exhibited postoperative anxiety and depression, which were significantly and positively correlated with SCI severity and sleep disorders. Advanced age (≥ 60 years), male sex, disease duration ≥ 12 months, educational level of under senior high school, American Spinal Injury Association grades A-B, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score ≥ 13 were associated with an increased risk of postoperative anxiety and depression in patients with SCI.
Citation	Tian ZS, Yan MJ, Wang H, Zhang YK, Song XJ, Zhao KC. Postoperative anxiety-depression in patients with spinal cord injury: Correlations with injury severity and sleep quality. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press

Received	2025-11-04 08:56
Peer-Review Started	2025-11-04 08:56
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-11-24 10:13
Return for Revision	2025-11-24 10:13
Revised	2025-12-21 12:29
Publication Fee Transferred	2025-12-24 07:11
Second Decision by Editor	2026-02-13 02:37
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-02-13 03:49
Articles in Press	2026-02-13 03:49
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