Objective To explore the postoperative satisfaction of patients with lumbar disc herniation after enhanced recovery after surgery and its related factors. Methods A total of 102 patients with lumbar disc herniation were selected and analyzed by convenient sampling method from September 2016 to June 2017. The patients’ general information, functional status [using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) to investigate the preoperative, postoperative and post-discharge ODI] and patients’ satisfaction (1 month after the discharge) were collected. Results A total of 102 patients, including 62 males and 40 females, aged from 14 to 82 years with an average of (43.8±14.4) years were included in the study.The mean length of hospital stay was (6.61±2.49) days. The total score of patients’ satisfaction was 62.43±6.37, and the satisfaction degree was at the middle and high level. Postoperative and post-discharge ODIs were associated with patients’ satisfaction (rs=0.328, 0.452; P<0.05). Conclusions The postoperative satisfaction of patients with lumbar disc herniation after enhanced recovery after surgery should be further improved. The medical staff should pay attention to the recovery of postoperative function in order to improve the patients’ satisfaction.
ObjectiveTo analyze responsiveness of Chinese version of Neck Outcome Score (NOOS-C) and provide a reliable measure to assess intervention effect for patients with neck pain.MethodsCross-cultural adaptation of NOOS was performed according to the Beaton’s guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. Eighty patients with neck pain were recruited between September 2016 and May 2017. Those patients were assessed using NOOS-C and Chinese version of Neck Disability Index (NDI) before and after intervention. And 71 patients completed those questionnaires. The statistic differences of the score of each subscale and the total scale before and after intervention were evaluated by paired-samples t test. Internal responsiveness was determined by effect size (ES) and standardized response mean (SRM) based on the calculated difference before and after intervention. External responsiveness was analyzed by Spearman correlation coefficient.ResultsThe differences in symptom subscale, sleep disturbance subscale, participating in everyday life subscale, every day activity and pain subscale, and the scale between before and after intervention were significant (P<0.05) except for mobility subscale (P>0.05). The difference of NDI-C before and after intervention was –12.11%±17.45%, ES was 0.77, and SRM was 0.69. The difference of NOOS-C before and after intervention was 13.74±17.22, ES was 0.83, and SRM was 0.80. Spearman correlation analysis revealed that the relativity about NOOS-C and NDI-C before and after intervention were both negative (r=–0.914, P=0.000; r=–0.872, P=0.000).ConclusionNOOS-C’s responsiveness is good.