The impact of @entity302 surgery on quality of life in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity410 @entity302
OBJECTIVE: To determine if @entity302 surgery is effective in improving the quality of life (QOL) of @entity1 with intractable @entity410 using the Quality of Life in Childhood @entity302 Questionnaire (QOLCE). METHODS: The authors conducted a prospective study of the families of 35 @entity1 with intractable @entity302 who underwent @entity302 surgery. Parents completed the QOLCE preoperatively and again 6 to 18 months after surgery. At both assessment dates parents indicated the severity of their @entity1 's @entity410 during the past 6 months and the frequency of their @entity1 's @entity410 during the past 4 weeks on Likert-type scales. @entity1 were split into two groups according to surgery outcome: @entity410 free vs persistent @entity410 . Statistical analyses were conducted to determine if @entity1 rendered @entity410 free showed a greater improvement in QOL compared to those with persistent @entity410 postoperatively. RESULTS: Greater improvement in QOL was documented for @entity1 rendered @entity410 free vs @entity1 with persistent @entity410 . This was significant for the overall QOLCE QOL score and subscales assessing cognitive, social, emotional, behavioral, and physical domains of life. CONCLUSIONS: @entity302 surgery improves the quality of life of @entity1 rendered @entity410 free. Families can be counseled preoperatively of the potential benefits of surgery beyond @entity410 reduction.
