Affiliations: [a] Istanbul Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey | [b] Istanbul Memorial Hizmet Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Nurdan Paker, Istanbul Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel.: +90 532 6917591; E-mail: nurdanpaker@hotmail.com
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of
life of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with that of the
controls' and to investigate the factors related with the quality of life in
LSS. METHODS: Fifty-four patients with LSS were included in the study
whose diagnosis were made by clinically and magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI). Control group consisted of age and sex matched 54 individuals. Both
of the patient and control groups were evaluated with the Short Form-36
(SF-36) health survey and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS). The
Oswestry Pain and Disability Index (ODI) was used for the assessment of the
disability. RESULTS: SF-36 scores in the LSS group was lower than that of the
controls'. There was a significantly positive correlation between the SF-36
scores and walking distance in LSS group. A moderately negative correlation
was found between the SF-36 and the ODI, HADS anxiety and depression scores.
There was a significantly positive correlation between the ODI and the HADS
anxiety and depression scores. HADS anxiety and depression scores in the
patient group were significantly higher than that of the controls'. CONCLUSIONS: As a result, quality of life was decreased in subjects
with LSS. The factors related with the quality of life were the walking
distance, severity of the disability and emotional status in LSS.
