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Patient satisfaction with treatment outcomes after surgery and/or radiotherapy for spinal metastases.
Article in Cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Association Between Nutritional Status and Survival in Patients Requiring Treatment for Spinal Metastases.Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Perspectives and challenges of multidisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of metastatic spinal disease: Insights from an international survey.Neuro-oncology practice · 2026Article
- Maximal feasible resection versus hybrid therapy in spinal metastases: an updated narrative review.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Review
- The AO Spine Knowledge Forums: A Decade of Impactful Spine Research.Global spine journal · 2025Article
- Radiotherapy and surgery: can this combination be further optimized for patients with metastatic spine disease?The oncologist · 2025Review
- Streamlining the Journey of Research Into Clinical Practice: Making Your Patients and Practice Flourish Understanding and Setting Treatment Expectations for Patients With Metastatic Spine Tumors.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Satisfaction with radiotherapy care among cancer patients treated in Germany-secondary analysis of a large multicenter study.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2024Article
- Expectations of treatment outcomes in patients with spinal metastases; what do we tell our patients? A qualitative study.BMC cancer · 2021Article
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backgroundPatient satisfaction is infrequently investigated despite its importance in assessing efficacy and patient comprehension. The purpose of this study was to investigate patient satisfaction with treatment outcomes after surgery and/or radiotherapy for spinal metastases and to evaluate how health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is related to patient satisfaction.
methodsPatients with spinal metastases treated with surgery and/or radiotherapy were enrolled in a prospective, international, observational study. Demographic, histologic, treatment, and HRQOL data were collected. HRQOL was evaluated with the Numeric Rating Scale pain score, the 3-level version of the EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D-3L) instrument, and the Spine Oncology Study Group Outcomes Questionnaire (SOSGOQ2.0). Patient satisfaction was derived from the SOSGOQ2.0 at 6, 12, and 26 weeks after treatment. Patients were classified as satisfied, neutral, or dissatisfied.
resultsTwelve weeks after treatment, 183 of the surgically treated patients (84%) were satisfied, and only 11 (5%) were dissatisfied; in contrast, 101 of the patients treated with radiotherapy alone (77%) were satisfied, and only 7 (5%) were dissatisfied. Significant improvements in pain, physical function, mental health, social function, leg function, and EQ-5D were associated with satisfaction after surgery. Satisfaction after radiotherapy was associated with significant improvements in pain, mental health, and overall SOSGOQ2.0 scores. Dissatisfaction after treatment was associated with lower baseline values for leg strength and lower social functioning scores for surgically treated patients and with lower social functioning scores and being single for patients treated with radiotherapy.
conclusionsHigh levels of satisfaction with treatment outcomes are observed after surgery and/or radiotherapy for spinal metastases. Posttreatment satisfaction is associated with significant improvements in pain and different dimensions of HRQOL.
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