khaberlin's rehabilitation [2 articles]

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Objectives of this study are (1) to compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients after lumbar disc surgery with reference data from the German general population; (2) to examine whether changes in HRQOL occur over time; (3) to investigate associations between HRQOL and socio-demographic and health-related factors. METHODS: The study sample consisted at baseline of 189 patients who underwent lumbar disc surgery. Baseline assessment was carried out 1-4 days after surgery, the first follow-up 2 months, the second follow-up ...