Trajectory of health-related quality of life and its determinants in patients who underwent lumbar spine surgery: a 1-year longitudinal study.
En-Yuan LinPin-Yuan ChenPei-Shan TsaiWen-Cheng LoHsiao-Yean ChiuPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2018)
To improve the HRQoL, healthcare providers need to pay attention to changes in sleep quality, neurological functions, and depressive symptoms in people receiving lumbar surgery, particularly individuals with increasing age. Concrete interventions and strategies aimed to enhancing HRQoL in these patients are essential.