ArticleArchives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation2022
The Concerns and Experiences of Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Regarding Prehabilitation and Recovery After Spine Surgery: A Qualitative Study.
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- What moves patients to participate in prehabilitation before major surgery? A mixed methods systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Patient Experiences of Perioperative Care in Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Qualitative Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Consensus on clinical outcome measures for lumbar spinal stenosis: recommendations from the ISSLS lumbar spinal stenosis taskforce.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Understanding the complexity of surgical decision-making for individuals with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis: A qualitative study.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Article
- Preoperative spinal education for lumbar spinal stenosis (POSE-LSS): A qualitative analysis of patient experiences.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Prehabilitation for lumbar spinal stenosis: understanding mechanisms and contexts for enhanced engagement-a realist review.Age and ageing · 2025Review
- Patients' experience on waiting for spinal arthrodesis: a qualitative study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Observational
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- Challenges, Concerns, and Experiences of Community-Dwelling Older Women with Chronic Low Back Pain-A Qualitative Study in Hong Kong, China.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Caregiving for People With Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Upper Extremity Reconstructive Surgery: A Prospective Exploration of Lived Experiences, Perioperative Care, and Change Across Time.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2023Article
- An exploratory study to understand how people use Twitter to share experiences or information about spinal stenosis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objectives: To improve our understanding of patients' perspectives regarding: (1) the decision-making and prehabilitation before lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) surgery and (2) their postoperative experiences. Design: Qualitative research with semi-structured interviews. Setting: General community. Participants: Individuals who received (N=10) and who did not receive (N=15) prehabilitation before LSS surgery were recruited at the 6-month postoperative follow-up (8 females; average age: 67.7±6.7 years) by purposive sampling. Additionally, 1 participant invited her daughter to accompany her in an interview. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Concerns and experiences of patients with LSS regarding prehabilitation and recovery after spine surgery. Results: Thematic analysis was conducted to identify 4 themes inductively: (1) sources of information about LSS surgery; (2) factors affecting the surgical decision-making; (3) attitudes toward prehabilitation; and (4) postoperative recovery. All participants desired to have more preoperative education to inform their surgical decision-making. There were mixed opinions regarding the perceived benefits of prehabilitation because some individuals hesitated to participate in prehabilitation because of their symptoms, or the cost or time of traveling. Many participants expected some or even complete relief of LSS-related symptoms after surgery. However, not all participants experienced the expected postoperative improvements. Some participants only experienced temporary symptomatic relief, while others experienced new postoperative symptoms. Patients generally found that postoperative exercises taught by physiotherapists were useful although their compliance decreased over time. Conclusions: Our study highlights the need for better preoperative LSS education. Because face-to-face prehabilitation or postoperative rehabilitation may not be feasible for all patients, future studies should explore whether online-based prehabilitation or postoperative rehabilitation may benefit certain patient subgroups.
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