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ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2024

A standardized treatment protocol for pilonidal disease can influence the health mindset of adolescents.

Claudia Mueller, Madeline Adams, Claire Abrajano, Razie Yousefi, Kyla Santos Dalusag, Thomas Hui, Wendy Su, Julie Fuchs, Bill Chiu

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia MuellerDepartment of Surgery, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Madeline AdamsDepartment of Surgery, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Claire AbrajanoDepartment of Surgery, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Razie YousefiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Kyla Santos DalusagDepartment of Surgery, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Thomas HuiDepartment of Surgery, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Wendy SuDepartment of Surgery, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Julie FuchsDepartment of Surgery, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Bill ChiuDepartment of Surgery, Stanford University, 453 Quarry Road, Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA. bhsc@stanford.edu.
Stanford University · USThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

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School of Medicine, Stanford University Department of Surgery Seed Grant Funding for Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePilonidal disease (PD) significantly impacts patients' quality of life and requires regular maintenance behaviors to achieve cure. Health mindset is a psychological construct which can influence health behaviors and outcomes, with a growth mindset being associated with better outcomes than a fixed. We propose that participation in a standardized treatment protocol can affect the health mindset for adolescents with pilonidal disease.

methodsPD patients' demographics, recurrence, and comorbidities were prospectively collected from 2019 to 2022. We assessed patients' mindset score at initial presentation using the validated Three-Item Mindset Scale (1-6) then reassessed during follow-up. t-test was used to compare baseline and follow-up mindset scores and stratified by recurrence or comorbidities. p ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.

resultsA total of 207 PD patients (108 males, 99 females) with mean age 18.2 ± 3.7 years were followed for 351 ± 327 days. Mean baseline mindset score (4.76 ± 1.27) was significantly lower than mean follow-up mindset score (5.03 ± 1.18, p = 0.049). Baseline mindset score was significantly lower among patients with PD recurrence (4.00 ± 0.66) compared to those without recurrence (4.8 ± 1.29, p = 0.05). Among patients with PD recurrence, mean baseline mindset score (4.00 ± 0.66) was significantly lower than mean follow-up mindset score (5.27 ± 0.93, p = 0.0038). Patient comorbidity did not affect the baseline or follow-up mindset score.

conclusionsParticipation in a standardized treatment protocol is associated with the development of a stronger growth mindset over time for patients with PD. Furthermore, a growth mindset was linked to lower recurrence rate than a fixed mindset. Further investigations into how treatment approaches can work in concert with health mindset are proposed.

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Pilonidal SinusQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultClinical ProtocolsFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRecurrenceTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultPilonidal sinusPsychological adaptationsStandardization

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