ArticleGlobal spine journal2017
Effect of Social Support and Marital Status on Perceived Surgical Effectiveness and 30-Day Hospital Readmission.
Article in Global spine journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Social Determinants of Health and 30-Day Mortality After Inpatient Elective Surgery.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Impact of Undergoing Thoracolumbar Surgery on Patient Psychosocial Profiles.Global spine journal · 2025Article
- Preoperative medical assessment for adult spinal deformity surgery: a state-of-the-art review.Spine deformity · 2023Review
- Geographic Proximity of Family Members and Healthcare Utilization After Complex Surgical Procedures.Annals of surgery · 2022Article
- Factors Associated With Extended Length of Stay and 90-Day Readmission Rates Following ACDF.Global spine journal · 2020Article
- Quality of postoperative pain management in Ethiopia: A prospective longitudinal study.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
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designRetrospective cohort review.
objectiveTo determine whether higher levels of social support are associated with improved surgical outcomes after elective spine surgery.
methodsThe medical records of 430 patients (married, n = 313; divorced/separated/widowed, n = 71; single, n = 46) undergoing elective spine surgery at a major academic medical center were reviewed. Patients were categorized by their marital status at the time of surgery. Patient demographics, comorbidities, and postoperative complication rates were collected. All patients had prospectively collected outcomes measures and a minimum of 1-year follow-up. Patient reported outcomes instruments (Oswestry Disability Index, Short Form-36, and visual analog scale-back pain/leg pain) were completed before surgery, then at 1 year after surgery.
resultsBaseline characteristics were similar in all cohorts. There was no statistically significant difference in the length of hospital stay across all 3 cohorts, although "single patients" had longer duration of in-hospital stays that trended toward significance (single 6.24 days vs married 4.53 days vs divorced/separated/widowed 4.55 days,
conclusionsIncreased social support did not appear to be associated with superior short and long-term clinical outcomes after spine surgery; however, it was associated with a shorter duration of in-hospital stay with no increase in 30-day readmission rates.
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