The impact of spinal problems on the health status of patients - Have we underestimated the effect?
The impact of spinal problems on the health status of patients - Have we underestimated the effect?
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DOI:
10.1097/00007632-200006150-00009
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发表时间:
2000-06-15
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3
通讯作者:
Weinstein, JN
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作者:
Fanuele, JC;Birkmeyer, NJO;Weinstein, JN
Study Design. A prospective study of 17,774 patients who consulted spine centers in which the impact of spinal disorders and comorbidities on physical functional status were evaluated.Objectives. To quantify the effect spinal diagnoses have on patients' physical functional status (SF-36 Physical Component Summary [PCS] score) compared with other common conditions and to quantify the effects of comorbidities on physical functional status in spine patients.Summary of Background Data. The burden of spinal conditions on a patient's function and the role that comorbidities play in this affliction are poorly quantified in the literature.Methods. Data from the Hearth Survey Questionnaire were prospectively gathered through the National Spine Network, a nonprofit consortium of spine-focused practices patient's SF-36 score was summarized into a single PCS score. The correlation between diagnosis and comorbidity and PCS score was assessed using multivariate linear regression.Results. The study patients were a mean of 47.5 years of age, 54.7% were female, 52.3% had lumbosacral diagnoses, and 82.0% had had 3 or more months of pain. The population had a mean PCS score of 30.4 +/- 9.95 (SD) compared with 50.0 +/- 10.00 for the general United States population, The more comorbidities in a patient, the lower the PCS score (Spearman rank correlation -0.27). The five comorbid conditions that lowered the PCS the most included congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), renal failure, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus (all P