PMID: 26770463Jan 16, 2016Paper

Prospective evaluation of preoperative concerns for Chinese patients with spinal degenerative disease

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Chun-Xiao LuoFeng Feng

Abstract

Objective of this study is to analyze preoperative concerns of patients suffering from spinal degenerative disease in a Chinese population. A total of 94 patients with spinal degenerative disease were included, and they were divided into four groups: male and female group, older (≥60 year-old) and younger group (<60 year-old). Questionnaire was designed through patients counseling, preliminary formulation, pilot test and final revision. Each patient was required to select three items of greatest concern. "Attention rate" (AR) was defined as ratio of selected times of one item upon case number within the group. AR of three most concerned items between male and female group, as well as older and younger group were compared and analyzed. All participants selected "recurrence of symptoms following operation" (41/94), "clinical outcome" (35/94) and "postoperative rehabilitation and daily activity" (30/94) as their three top items of concern. Both male and female groups selected "recurrence of symptoms following operation" (22/47, 19/47), "clinical outcome" (21/47, 14/47), "postoperative rehabilitation and daily activity" (15/47, 15/47) and "limb paralysis" (13/47, 14/47) as their most concerned items, revealing no statistical differ...Continue Reading

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