Older adults' experiences living with and having spine surgery for degenerative spine disease.
Andrea L StrayerBarbara J KingPublished in: The Gerontologist (2022)
The conceptual model, based on real patient experiences, details how older adults living with and having surgery for degenerative spine disease engage in recovering who they were prior to the onset of symptoms. Our findings provide a framework for understanding a complex, protracted trajectory that involves transitions from health to illness working toward health again.