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The study aimed to evaluate if surgical intervention in patients with degenerative cervical diseases improves quality of life (QOL), lowers pain-induced mental impairment, improves psychologic health, and promotes spiritual well-being.
Degenerative cervical disease induces cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy, which have a significant impact on the patients' health. The study aimed to evaluate if surgical intervention in patients with degenerative cervical diseases improves quality of life (QOL), lowers pain-induced mental impairment, improves psychologic health, and promotes spiritual well-being.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| spine surgery | Other | The inclusion criteria consisted of patients over the age of 20 who were diagnosed with degenerative cervical diseases, including herniation of the intervertebral disc, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, and spinal stenosis, resulting in cervical radiculopathy, or degenerative cervical myelopathy, and were scheduled to undergo anterior discectomy with fusion surgery. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| degenerative cervical diseases | Other | Including herniation of the intervertebral disc, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, and spinal stenosis, resulting in cervical radiculopathy, or degenerative cervical myelopathy, and were scheduled to undergo anterior discectomy with fusion surgery. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health before surgery | The outcomes were assessed using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Quality of Life Scale (SF-36) before surgery. | Before surgery |
| Quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health before surgery | The outcomes were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9) scale before surgery. | Before surgery |
| Quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health before surgery | The outcomes were assessed using the Pain Disability Questionnaire (PDQ) scale before surgery. | Before surgery |
| Quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health before surgery | The outcomes were assessed using the Holistic Well-being Scale (HWS) scale before surgery. | Before surgery |
| Quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health after surgery | The outcomes were assessed using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Quality of Life Scale (SF-36) six months after surgery. | six months after surgery |
| Quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health after surgery | The outcomes were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9) scale six months after surgery. | six months after surgery |
| Quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health after surgery |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | Kaohsiung City | 83301 | Taiwan |
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The outcomes were assessed using the Pain Disability Questionnaire (PDQ) scale six months after surgery. |
| six months after surgery |
| Quality of life, mental health, pain relief, and spiritual health after surgery | The outcomes were assessed using the Holistic Well-being Scale (HWS) scale six months after surgery. | six months after surgery |