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

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2021; 13(9): 1050-1062
Published online Sep 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i9.1050

Table 5 Evaluation of the Ankara University Life Standards Questionnaire according to the type of surgery

	Patient				Spouse
Questions	APR	LAR	AR	P value	APR	LAR	AR	P value
General health status¹	0.58 ± 0.97 [1 (-2; 2)]	0.75 ± 0.51 [1 (0; 2)]	0.18 ± 0.72 [0 (-2; 2)]	0.002	0.42 ± 0.66 [0 (0; 2)]	0.66 ± 0.75 [1 (-1; 2)]	0.15 ± 0.44 [0 (-1; 1)]	0.006
General quality of life¹	0.76 ± 0.71 [1 (-1; 2)]	0.81 ± 0.59 [1 (0; 2)]	0.50 ± 0.66 [0 (0; 2)]	0.068	0.48 ± 0.71 [0 (-1; 2)]	1.06 ± 0.84 [1 (0; 3)]	0.32 ± 0.77 [0 (-2; 2)]	0.001
Time to return to old life and activity (mo)²	4.17 ± 1.37 [5 (0; 5)]	4.03 ± 1.52 [5 (0; 5)]	3.70 ± 1.16 [4 (1; 5)]	0.077	4.07 ± 1.14 [4 (0; 5)]	3.57 ± 1.75 [4 (0; 5)]	3 ± 1.53 [3 (0; 5)]	0.018
Amount of time spent with spouse³
Unchanged	6 (18.2)	10 (31.3)	21 (61.8)		5 (15.2)	5 (15.6)	22 (64.7)
Decreased	8 (24.2)	-	8 (23.5)		4 (12.1)	1 (3.1)	5 (14.7)
Increased	19 (57.6)	22 (68.8)	5 (14.7)	< 0.001	24 (72.7)	26 (81.3)	7 (20.6)	< 0.001
Amount of time spent at home³
Unchanged	5 (15.2)	8 (25)	26 (76.5)		4 (12.1)	4 (12.5)	21 (61.8)
Decreased	3 (9.1)	-	3 (8.8)	< 0.001	3 (9.1)	1 (3.1)	2 (5.9)	< 0.001
Increased	25 (75.8)	24 (75)	5 (14.7)		26 (78.8%)	27 (84.4)	11 (32.4)
Sex life³
Unchanged	13 (39.4)	18 (56.3)	32 (94.1)	< 0.001	20 (60.6)	19 (59.4)	31 (91.2)	0.005
Unavailable	20 (60.6)	14 (43.8)	2 (5.9)		13 (39.4)	13 (40.6)	3 (8.8)
Praying³
Unchanged	13 (46.4)	17 (68)	26 (100)	< 0.001	27 (96.4)	25 (96.2)	22 (100)	NA
Decreased	15 (53.6)	8 (32)	-		1 (3.6)	1 (3.8)	-
Fasting³
Unchanged	10 (35.7)	16 (64)	24 (92.3)	< 0.001	25 (89.3%)	25 (96.2)	22 (100)	NA
Decreased	18 (64.3)	79 (36)	2 (7.7)		3 (10.7)	1 (3.8)	-
Purifying aims³
Unchanged	22 (78.6)	18 (72)	25 (96.2)	0.064	27 (96.4)	25 (96.2)	22 (100)	NA
Decreased	6 (21.4)	7 (28)	1 (3.8)		1 (3.6)	1 (3.8)	-

¹Cells represent the mean ± SD [median (minimum-maximum)] of the percentage change in score between the preoperative value and the postoperative value at 15-18 mo- for each subject.

²mean ± SD [median (minimum-maximum)].

³Frequency (percent).

APR: Abdominoperineal resection; LAR: Low anterior resection; AR: Anterior resection.

Citation: Aylaz G, Akyol C, Kocaay AF, Gökmen D, Yavuzarslan AB, Erkek AB, Kuzu MA. Quality of life after colorectal surgery: A prospective study of patients compared with their spouses. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13(9): 1050-1062
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v13.i9.1050