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Self-assesed Quality of Life in Patients Who Underwent Surgery for Asymptomatic Meningiomas Shigeo YAMASHIRO 1 , Toru NISHI 1 , Kazunari KOGA 1 , Masatomo KAJI 1 , Tomoaki GOTO 1 , Daisuke MUTA 1,2 , Shodo FUJIOKA 1 , Jun-ichi KURATSU 2 1Department of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital 2Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medicine Keyword: quality of life , asymptomatic meningioma , complication , headache , operation pp.1149-1155
Published Date 2007/12/10
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1436100656
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 The aim of our study was to assess the quality of life (QOL) of patients operated on for asymptomatic meningioma and to assess the correlation between QOL and operative complications. Of 21 surgically treated patients, 6 (28.6%) presented with persistent neurological impairments or events considered to be treatment-related. Seventeen patients participated in the QOL survey using MOS Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36(R)) for health-related QOL issues and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) for anxiety and depression assessment. The mean scores for each of the 8 domains of SF-36(R) were comparable with these of a Japanese reference population. When we divided the patients into 2 groups according to the degree of headache, activity of daily living, or complications, the QOL of patients with persistent headache declined in the SF-36(R) domains related to physical function and vitality. Minor neurological impairments developed by 4 patients did not affect their QOL. In conclusion, surgery for asymptomatic meningioma has no negative impact on postoperative QOL if the surgical complications are minor. On the other hand, physical activities in some patients were hampered due to persistent headache. Besides the treatment-related morbidity and mortality rates, QOL issues should also be included in treatment indications for asymptomatic meningioma.


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