Objective: To describe the preoperative quality of life and identify factors associated with the preoperative quality of life among patients with lumbar spine diseases indicated for surgery at Viet Duc University Hospital in 2025. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 339 patients diagnosed and indicated for lumbar spine surgery from January to June 2025. Quality of life was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire through patient interviews before surgery and analyzed with SPSS 20.0 software, employing descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests to explore related factors. Results: Preoperative patients had a poor quality of life, with mean physical quality of life scores of 32.21 ± 12.30, mental quality of life scores of 38.17 ± 14.26, and overall quality of life scores of 35.19 ± 12.96 (on a 100-point scale). Factors significantly associated with quality of life included gender, age group, place of residence, occupation, income, marital status, alcohol consumption habits, and preoperative diagnosis (p < 0.001). Conclusion: To improve the preoperative quality of life of patients, attention should be paid to psychological and social factors in addition to physical treatment.
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