Health-related quality of life of patients following selected types of lumbar spinal surgery

Description: Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2007; 5: 71.
Karen L Saban, Sue M Penckofer, Ida Androwich, and Fred B Bryant
Over 500,000 spinal surgeries are performed annually in the United States. Although pain relief and improved health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are expectations following lumbar spinal surgery, there is limited research regarding this experience from the individual's perspective. In addition, no studies have examined the HRQOL of persons who have had this surgery using a comprehensive approach. The intent of this study was to address this deficiency by an assessment of both the individual and environmental factors that impact perceived HRQOL using the Wilson and Cleary Model for Health-Related Quality of Life in persons who have undergone lumbar spinal surgery.