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Trial reportIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

A Finnish Version of RAND-36-Item Health Survey

Iina Saimanen, Viivi Kuosmanen, Jukka Harju, Tuomas Selander, Samuli Aspinen, Matti Eskelinen

Open access · diamondAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in In vivo (Athens, Greece). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Iina Saimanen *Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Viivi Kuosmanen *Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Jukka Harju *Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Tuomas SelanderScience Service Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Samuli AspinenDepartment of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Matti EskelinenDepartment of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital and School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; matti.eskelinen@kuh.fi.
Kuopio University Hospital · FIUniversity of Eastern Finland · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimThe aim was to assess the 8-year health status after minicholecystectomy (MC) versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for gallstone disease (GS) by using the RAND-36 Health Survey. PATIENTS AND

methodsInitially, 88 patients with symptomatic GS disease were randomized to undergo either MC (n=44) or LC (n=44). RAND-36 survey was performed 8 years postoperatively.

resultsIn three RAND-36 domains (social functioning, role physical, role emotional) MC procedure was significantly better than LC. In MC patients, the 8-year postoperative scores of social functioning (p<0.001), role physical (p=0.002) and role emotional (p<0.001) were significantly higher than the age- and gender -adjusted Finnish reference scores.

conclusionThe Finnish version of the RAND-36 survey can be used as a valid and reliable method for measuring the quality of life and long-term outcome of cholecystectomy patients following surgery.

Indexed as

Cholecystectomy, LaparoscopicQuality of LifeFinlandHealth SurveysHumansProspective Studiescholecystectomypostoperativequality of lifeRAND–36telephone interview

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PMID33622882
PMCPMC8045101
OpenAlexW3133082933

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