ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021
Quality of Life After Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: A Question of Perspective.
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- Investigation of Vestibular Dysfunction Requires Renewed Research Enthusiasm.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2026Pooled it
- No surgery, but headache exists? Quality of life with vestibular schwannoma.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Understanding post-surgical recovery in vestibular schwannoma: A qualitative exploration of patient experiences.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Vestibular schwannoma microsurgery peculiarities for better functional outcome and result comparison.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Smartphone-based activity research: methodology and key insights.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review on Vestibulopathy After Microsurgical Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma-The Forgotten Symptom.Neurosurgery practice · 2024Review
- Intraoperative ultrasonography in microsurgical resection of vestibular schwannomas via retrosigmoid approach: surgical technique and proof-of-concept illustrative case series.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Perceived Health Benefits in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients with Long-Term Postoperative Headache: Insights from Personality Traits and Pain Coping-A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Development of a Predictive Model for Persistent Dizziness Following Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery.The Laryngoscope · 2023Article
- Italian validation of the Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality of Life Scale (PANQOL-It).Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2023Article
- Digital Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in Skull Base Diseases-Analysis of Feasibility and Pitfalls Two Years after Implementation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Trading mental and physical health in vestibular schwannoma treatment decision.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Facial nerve outcome score: a new score to predict long-term facial nerve function after vestibular schwannoma surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) and self-reported outcome measures have a relevant impact on the medical decision-making process. They capture either the current status and allow for multiple prospective evaluations in the course of a treatment or rely on the retrospective comparison of health of patients before and after an intervention to assess its benefit. Importantly, these patient-assessed measures may be influenced by psychological factors. We compared HRQoL and perceived benefit in the course of surgical vestibular schwannoma (VS) treatment, as assessed by the patients from a prospective and retrospective point-of-view, and evaluated the influence of co-morbid depression.
methodsWithin a prospective observational single-center study, forty-three patients with VS were investigated before and after retrosigmoid tumor resection. SF-36, Beck Depression Inventory and patient-assessed clinical symptoms were acquired before surgery and at follow-up. At follow-up, the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) was acquired as well.
resultsSF-36 scores were significantly lower than the age and sex matched normative data in six and three out of eight categories before and after surgery, respectively. Three categories improved significantly after vs. before surgery; one of them (global health) reached a minimal clinical important difference. In contrast, patients reported predominantly a deterioration, when asked for a retrospective evaluation of the benefit (i.e., GBI). Depression correlated with both SF-36 and GBI, determined dissatisfaction, improved significantly after surgery and was the measure that had the largest impact on HRQoL.
conclusionProspective and retrospective HRQoL measures may lead to different findings and can be confounded by psychological factors.
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