22 May 2023: Clinical Research
A Study of 179 Patients with Degenerative Stenosis of the Lumbosacral Spine to Evaluate Differences in Quality of Life and Disability Outcomes at 12 Months, Between Conservative Treatment and Surgical Decompression
Dawid Sobański 123ABCDEF* , Rafał Staszkiewicz 245AE , Marcin Gadzieliński 245EF , Magdalena K. Stachura 16E , Ryszard Adam Czepko 13D , Mateusz Holiński 1E , Ryszard Czepko 13F , Beniamin Oskar Grabarek 245CDEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940213
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940213
Table 5 Results of the SWLS survey, assessing quality of life, in patients treated surgically and conservatively.
| Time (months) | Results | Number of cases (%) | P-value (Chi-square test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients treated surgically | Patients treated conservatively | |||
| 1 | Unchanged | 32 (33%) | 27 (33%) | 0.3695 |
| Better | 59 (61%) | 47 (57%) | ||
| Worse | 5 (6%) | 9 (10%) | ||
| 6 | Unchanged | 11 (11%) | 20 (24%) | 0.0092 |
| Better | 83 (86%) | 54 (65%) | ||
| Worse | 2 (3%) | 6 (11%) | ||
| 12 | Unchanged | 6 (6%) | 24 (29%) | 0.0002 |
| Better | 88 (91%) | 56 (67%) | ||
| Worse | 2 (3%) | 3 (4%) | ||
| SWLS – Satisfaction with Life Scale. | ||||