The long-term effects of microvascular decompression on social phobia and health-related quality of life in patients with hemifacial spasm: a 3-year prospective study

Acta neurochirurgica
Young Goo KimJin Woo Chang

Abstract

Although not a life-threatening condition, hemifacial spasm (HFS) frequently leads to social phobia because it causes significant facial disfigurement and consequently reduces health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The purpose of the current study was to examine the long-term effects of MVD on psychological aspects and HRQoL in HFS patients with social anxiety over a 36-month follow-up. Thirty patients with HFS who underwent MVD from January 2015 to May 2015 were included in this prospective study. Clinical data, including standardized measures of general anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS)), social anxiety (Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)), and the severity of HFS, were collected postoperatively, and 6 months and 36 months after MVD. Likewise, data on HRQoL were collected at baseline, and 6 months and 36 months after MVD using the Korean version of the Short Form 36 (SF-36). Twenty-two patients who completed the 36-month follow-up were classified into social phobia group and non-social phobia group based on the LSAS total scores of 60. Repeated measures analysis of variance demonstrated significant differences between the two groups over time for the total LSAS score (p < 0.001), anxiety sub...Continue Reading

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