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ArticleBMC psychology2022

Assessing preoperative hope and expectations related to functional neurosurgery: a new questionnaire.

Michalina Radomska, João Flores Alves Dos Santos, Kerstin Weber, Marc Baertschi, Pierre R Burkhard, François Herrmann, Sanaâ Belayachi, Nicolas Favez, Alessandra Canuto

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Michalina RadomskaUniversity of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. michalina.radomska@etu.unige.ch.
João Flores Alves Dos SantosGeneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Kerstin WeberGeneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Marc BaertschiUniversity of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Pierre R BurkhardGeneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
François HerrmannGeneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sanaâ BelayachiUniversity of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Nicolas FavezUniversity of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Alessandra CanutoGeneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Abstract

backgroundDespite successful functional neurosurgery, patients suffering from epilepsy or Parkinson's disease may experience postoperative psychological distress and social maladjustments. Difficulties in coping with postoperative changes, even positive ones, have shown to be related to patients' presurgery cognitive representations (i.e., expectations, hope). The aim of this study was to develop an instrument assessing various key features of surgery outcomes' representations, namely the Preoperative Hope and Expectations Questionnaire (PHEQ).

methodsParticipants were patients (n = 50) diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (n = 25) or epilepsy (n = 25), candidates for functional neurosurgery (i.e., Deep brain stimulation, anterior temporal lobectomy). Two to three weeks before the planned surgery, they were administrated items assessing their actual state, preoperative expectations, and hope regarding surgery outcomes. They also completed measures assessing optimism, quality of life and mood.

resultsExploratory analysis resulted in a 14-item version of the PHEQ composed of two factors (abstract representations, including psychological well-being and concrete representations, such as direct surgery outcomes). The PHEQ demonstrated high internal consistency and good convergent validity. Patients were more prone to express postoperative improvements in terms of hope rather than expectations. They generally focused on concrete rather than abstract features, although patients with Parkinson's disease had higher abstract future-oriented representations.

conclusionsThe PHEQ presents satisfactory psychometric properties and may be considered as a reliable instrument for research and clinical practice.

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NeurosurgeryQuality of LifeHumansMotivationPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesDeep brain stimulationEpilepsy surgeryHopePreoperative expectationsQuestionnaire

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