1. Health-Related Quality of Life Is Associated With Pain, Kinesiophobia, and Physical Activity in Individuals Who Underwent Cervical Spine Surgery.
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Daisuke Higuchi, Yu Kondo, Yuta Watanabe, and Takahiro Miki
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SPINAL surgery ,PHYSICAL activity ,CERVICAL vertebrae ,QUALITY of life ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,NECK pain - Abstract
Objective: To determine the association between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and neck pain, kinesiophobia, and modalities of physical activity in individuals with postoperative degenerative cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy (DCM/R) because postoperative pain after cervical spine surgery is likely to persist, causing kinesiophobia and avoidance of physical activity. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to 280 individuals with DCM/R. The questionnaire comprised the following four items: HRQOL (EuroQol 5-dimensions 5-level), neck pain (numerical rating scale [NRS]), kinesiophobia (11-item Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia [TSK-11]), and physical activity (paid work, light exercise, walking, strength training, and gardening). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed using the NRS, TSK-11, and physical activity as independent variables. Results: In total, 126 individuals provided analyzable responses (45.0%). After including the NRS score as an independent variable to the multiple regression equation for participants' background, the independent rate of the regression equation significantly improved by only 4.1% (R²=0.153). The addition of the TSK-11 score significantly improved this effect by 11.1% (R²=0.264). Finally, the addition of physical activity also significantly improved the explanatory rate by 9.9% (R²=0.363). Conclusion: Neck pain, kinesiophobia, and physical activity (specifically paid work and walking) were independently associated with HRQOL in individuals with postoperative DCM/R. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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