Quality of life after colorectal surgery: A prospective study of patients compared with their spouses

Table 3 Comparison of quality of life changes in patients and their spouses according to type of surgery

Scale	Subscale	Patient				Spouse
		APR	LAR	AR	P value	APR	LAR	AR	P value
WHODAS-II	Understanding and communication	16 ± 29 [0 (-33; 100)]	1 ± 27 [0 (-100; 50)]	7 ± 19 [0 (0; 86)]	0.103	14 ± 30 [0 (0; 100)]	15 ± 53 [0 (-100; 151)]	2 ± 7 [0 (0; 25)]	0.241
	Getting around	24 ± 54 [0 (-100; 200)]	77 ± 133 [46 (-100; 500)]	10 ± 26 [0 (0; 100)]	0.0011	8 ± 27 [0 (-33; 100)]	4 ± 26 [0 (-80; 100)]	-3 ± 17 [0 (-100; 11)]	0.467
	Self-care	4 ± 19 [0 (0; 100)]	1 ± 34 [0 (-100; 133)]	2 ± 13 [0 (0; 75)]	0.830	0	-3 ± 18 [0 (-100; 0)]	2 ± 9 [0 (0; 50)]	0.226
	Getting along with people	107 ± 173 [50 (-100; 800)]	64 ± 70 [88 (-33; 200)]	3 ± 23 [0 (-100; 50)]	<0.0012	25 ± 47 [0 (-100; 100)]	53 ± 67 [58 (-80; 200)]	15 ± 30 [0 (0; 150)]	0.099
	Life activities	34 ± 86 [0 (-33; 400)]	54 ± 86 [0 (-100; 300)]	11 ± 71 [0 (-100; 300)]	0.085	92 ± 128 [38 (0; 400)]	128 ± 210 [0 (-100; 800)]	10 ± 38 [0 (-100; 100)]	0.0132
	Participation in society	84 ± 66 [71 (-45; 300)]	97 ± 123 [71 (-100; 550)]	59 ± 70 [47 (-58; 300)]	0.0362	50 ± 52 [43 (-100; 200)]	63 ± 185 [13 (-100; 799)]	38 ± 36 [31 (-50; 114)]	0.0131
	Total	83 ± 61 [57 (-41; 218)]	112 ± 150 [66 (-100; 635)]	55 ± 76 [29 (-57; 301)]	0.0122	69 ± 67 [67 (-100; 349)]	79 ± 89 [59 (-95; 301)]	34 ± 40 [27 (-33; 200)]	0.0022
SF-36	Physical function	-6 ± 10 [-4 (-44; 12)]	-8 ± 7 [-8 (-30; 3)]	0 ± 4 [0 (-11; 15)]	< 0.0013	0 ± 1 [0 (-7; 0)]	2 ± 12 [0 (-11; 65)]	-1 ± 4 [0 (-24; 0)]	0.936
	Physical role	-10 ± 20 [0 (-50; 14)]	-24 ± 32 [-29 (-50; 101)]	9 ± 29 [0 (0; 101)]	< 0.0013	0 ± 14 [0 (-50; 61)]	3 ± 13 [0 (-25; 33)]	1 ± 20 [0 (-50; 101)]	0.389
	Bodily pain	-16 ± 12 [-18 (-48; 12)]	-20 ± 15 [-19 (-53; 35)]	-8 ± 12 [-10 (-26; 24)]	< 0.0013	0 ± 9 [0 (-19; 24)]	-1 ± 15 [0 (-27; 68)]	-2 ± 7 [0 (-31; 11)]	0.690
	General health	-17 ± 12 [-18 (-50; 0)]	-20 ± 12 [-22 (-48; 15)]	-10 ± 8 [-13 (-21; 16)]	0.0013	-3 ± 4 [-2 (-18; 8)]	-5 ± 6 [-5 (-22; 7)]	-3 ± 5 [0 (-16; 0)]	0.077
	PCS	-10 ± 11 [-8 (-45; 13)]	-15 ± 11 [-19 (-35; 11)]	-3 ± 8 [-5 (-18; 32)]	< 0.0013	2 ± 7 [0 (-12; 18)]	8 ± 7 [9 (-4; 19)]	-0 ± 9 [0 (-30; 27)]	< 0.0011
	Vitality	-7 ± 10 [-5 (-43; 5)]	-8 ± 13 [-10 (-19; 54)]	-4 ± 8 [-4 (-18; 28)]	0.0191	-4 ± 7 [-4 (-23; 12)]	-6 ± 16 [-5 (-21; 70)]	-3 ± 5 [0 (-16; 5)]	0.0294
	Social function	-18 ± 14 [-19 (-37; 16)]	-22 ± 23 [-24 (-46; 61)]	-10 ± 17 [-13 (-47; 40)]	0.0033	-11 ± 13 [-12 (-38; 0)]	-22 ± 24 [-24 (-59; 61)]	-9 ± 11 [-12 (-40; 13)]	< 0.0011
	Emotional role	-18 ± 38 [0 (-57; 133)]	-39 ± 39 [-57 (-57; 133)]	11 ± 39 [0 (-31; 133)]	< 0.0013	-3 ± 36 [0 (-57; 133)]	-30 ± 39 [-47 (-57; 133)]	3 ± 25 [0 (-47; 133)]	< 0.0011
	Mental health	-9 ± 10 -6 (-33; 19)]	-12 ± 21 [-11 (-33; 91)]	-6 ± 9 [-5 (-31; 16)]	0.0021	-7 ± 11 [0 (-31; 13)]	-8 ± 25 [-10 (-36; 115)]	-3 ± 8 [0 (-31; 8)]	0.0071
	MCS	-16 ± 19 [-14 (-51; 44)]	-24 ± 30 [-32 (-45; 123)]	-4 ± 12 [-5 (-23; 25)]	< 0.0013	-11 ± 18 [-5 (-55; 28)]	-29 ± 34 [-38 (-62; 124)]	-4 ± 10 [-3 (-33; 35)]	< 0.0011

Cells represent the mean ± SD [median (minimum-maximum)].

¹Low anterior resection (LAR) is different.

²Anterior resection (AR) is different from others.

³All are different.

⁴LAR is different from AR.

PCS: Physical component score; MCS: Mental component score; WHODAS-II: World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II; SF-36: 36-item Short Form Survey; APR: Abdominoperineal resection; LAR: Low anterior resection; AR: Anterior resection.