The affect of personality traits and decision-making style on postoperative quality of life and distress in patients undergoing pelvic exenteration.

D J CokerC E KohD SteffensJ M YoungK VuongL AlchinMichael J Solomon

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)

Patients demonstrating neurotic personality traits show poorer QoL outcomes and higher levels of distress following PE. Identification of these patients would allow targeted pre- and postoperative intervention to improve outcomes following PE.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
randomized controlled trial
peritoneal dialysis
decision making
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle