The Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidity on Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Herniated Disc Surgery
K Stengler, M Löbner, M Luppa, HH König, SG Riedel-Heller · DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift · 2012 · Heft 09
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Aims: Recent studies examined the role of psychiatric comorbidity in the process of rehabilitation in patients undergoing herniated disc surgery. These patients suffer from physical and psychosocial complaints or symptoms, which impact their everyday life negatively and the success of rehabilitation potentially. The objectives of this study are (1) to examine the quality of life (QoL) in disc surgery patients and to compare the findings with reference data from the general German population, and (2) to investigate the impact of psychiatric comorbidity on QoL of patients undergoing herniated disc surgery. Methods…