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SUBMITTER: Kronzer VL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5017283 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kronzer Vanessa L VL Jerry Michelle R MR Avidan Michael S MS
F1000Research 20160524
Despite their widespread use, the two main methods of assessing quality of life after surgery have never been directly compared. To support patient decision-making and study design, we aim to compare these two methods. The first of these methods is to assess quality of life before surgery and again after surgery using the same validated scale. The second is simply to ask patients whether or not they think their post-operative quality of life is better, worse, or the same. Our primary objective i ...[more]