Quality of life following successful repair of XXXX in Nigeria.

@entity1 @entity789
INTRODUCTION: The impact of @entity789 ( @entity789 ), which continues to occur among @entity1 in developing countries, can severely affect the health of the @entity1 while the condition persists. This study was designed to discover the effect of successful @entity789 repair on affected @entity1 's quality of life. METHODS: A comparison of the quality of life of a cross-section of @entity1 who had @entity789 was carried out before and 6 months after successful repair. Quality of life was assessed using the WHO Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-BREF Questionnaire. RESULTS: Of the 150 @entity1 studied, only 20% felt satisfied with their general state of health and quality of life before the repair, while this increased to 90% following successful repair (highly statistically significant at p<0.000). In the physical health domain, the mean quality of life score was 67.9    4.4 before and 69.3    3.4 after successful repair (p<0.01). In the mental health domain, the mean quality of life score was 32.4    8.7 before and 74.7    3.2 after successful repair (p<0.005). In the social health domain, the mean score was 20.2    2.7 before and 69.7    2.3 after successful repair (p<0.001). In the environment domain, the mean score of quality of life was 60.3    4.3 before repair and 59.7    2.7 after successful repair (comparable at p<0.2). CONCLUSION: Successful repair of @entity789 is associated with significant improvement in the multidimensional quality of life among affected @entity1 .
