Key result
Preoperative and long-term life dissatisfaction are linked to poorer 10-year surgical outcomes in lumbar spinal stenosis.
Why the study?
Does life dissatisfaction predict poorer long-term surgical outcomes in lumbar spinal stenosis patients undergoing decompressive surgery?
Cohort (n=102)
Does life dissatisfaction predict poorer long-term surgical outcomes in lumbar spinal stenosis patients undergoing decompressive surgery?
Preoperative and long-term life dissatisfaction are associated with poorer 10-year surgical outcomes and depressive symptoms in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
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Supports preoperative life satisfaction screening in LSS; leaves open whether interventions improve long-term outcomes.
Pakarinen et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Lumbar spinal stenosis (n=102). Life dissatisfaction was evaluated on 10-year surgical outcomes (Oswestry Disability Index and visual analogue scale). Preoperative life dissatisfaction and long-term life dissatisfaction burden were associated with poorer 10-year surgical outcomes and symptoms of depression in lumbar spinal stenosis patients.
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