ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2007
Health-related quality of life in patients after lumbar disc surgery: a longitudinal observational study.
Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06080997 (Patients' Expectations Before, and Their Experiences After Spinal Surgery, Regarding Pain, Rehabilitation and Quality of Life), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Patients' Expectations Before, and Their Experiences After Spinal Surgery, Regarding Pain, Rehabilitation and Quality of Life
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Quality of life, disability, well-being, and coping strategies in patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures: preoperative results in an Italian sample.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2014Trial
- Cost and outcome comparison between intradiscal condoliase injection and surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation based on real-world data analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Trajectory of health-related quality of life and its determinants in patients who underwent lumbar spine surgery: a 1-year longitudinal study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Complex coevolution of depression and health-related quality of life in old age.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Health-related quality of life in patients with surgically treated lumbar disc herniation: 2- and 7-year follow-up of 117 patients.Acta orthopaedica · 2011Article
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Abstract
objectivesObjectives of this study are (1) to compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients after lumbar disc surgery with reference data from the German general population; (2) to examine whether changes in HRQOL occur over time; (3) to investigate associations between HRQOL and socio-demographic and health-related factors.
methodsThe study sample consisted at baseline of 189 patients who underwent lumbar disc surgery. Baseline assessment was carried out 1-4 days after surgery, the first follow-up 2 months, the second follow-up 6 months after surgery. HRQOL was assessed by means of the WHOQOL-BREF.
resultsDuring follow-up, patients showed significant improvement in "physical well being" and "overall quality of life." However, it did not reach the level of the general population at any assessment point. There was also a slight improvement of "psychological well being." The domains "social relationships" and "environment" remained unchanged and showed persistently higher scores than the general population. Cohabitating was positively associated with QoL. Negatively associated were unemployment, part-time employment, desire for early retirement, higher intensity of pain and depression.
conclusionSupplementing physical rehabilitation by psychosocial interventions may help improve patients' HRQOL.
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