Quality of life scores in patients with unruptured cerebral aneurysm: Prospective cohort study.
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia(2021)
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Living with the diagnosis of an unruptured cerebral aneurysm can understandably cause distress to a patient. The goal of preventive treatment is to increase the number of years with good quality of life (QoL).
OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to measure the effect of unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment on change in QoL scores measured by the SF36 and EQ-5D-5L.
METHODS:We prospectively collected SF36 and EQ-5D-5L survey data for patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms at two time-points over 1 year between 2 treatment groups: observation and intervention (microsurgical and endovascular). Multivariable linear regression was used to examine treatment group differences in the mean change in scores from baseline to 1 year when adjusted for covariates.
RESULTS:92 patients were included in the observation group and 68 patients were included in the intervention group, for a total of 160 patients. The intervention group had lower SF36 total scores at baseline (p = 0.001). With multivariate linear regression models, the effect of treatment on mean change in SF36 total score from baseline to 1 year was not statistically significant (p = 0.4); similarly, there was no difference in mean change in EQ-5D-5L.
CONCLUSION:In this large prospective study, preventive aneurysm treatment was not associated with a significant change in QoL score at 1 year compared to observation as measured by the SF36 and EQ-5D-5L. Further studies are needed to explore the lower QoL scores in patients seeking treatment and its impact on management decision making.
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