Patients With Low Resilience Scores Have Significantly Worse Postoperative Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Than Patients With Normal or High Resilience Scores

Low Preoperative Brief Resilience Scale Scores Are Associated With Inferior Preoperative and Short-Term Postoperative Patient Outcomes Following Primary Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

“…In a recent study by Meade et al., 28 it was found that patients with lower postoperative BRS scores demonstrated inferior PROMs as well as increased pain levels compared to those with higher scores. Although we found similar results regarding PROMs, we were unable to find a difference regarding pain levels.…”

“… 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 The BRS survey asks questions relating to the willpower of the patient such as, “I tend to bounce back quickly after hard times,” and “I tend to take a long time to get over setbacks in my life.” 14 Based on how a patient scores, it may be possible to gauge how well a patient may respond to the news of being diagnosed with an injury that requires surgical intervention and ultimately how they may cope with the postoperative rehabilitation process. Of the 4 published studies describing resilience scores in patients undergoing arthroscopic knee procedures, 18 , 21 , 27 , 28 2 describe postoperative resilience in patients who underwent ACLR. 27 , 28 It is unknown whether administering the BRS survey preoperatively will relate to postoperative patient outcomes following ACLR.…”

“…Of the 4 published studies describing resilience scores in patients undergoing arthroscopic knee procedures, 18 , 21 , 27 , 28 2 describe postoperative resilience in patients who underwent ACLR. 27 , 28 It is unknown whether administering the BRS survey preoperatively will relate to postoperative patient outcomes following ACLR.…”