Table 5.
JOABPEQ and SF-36 scores at baseline and in the survey performed at three months
| Mean (SD)† | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Outcome at three months | |||||
| LSSPAD (n = 38) | LSS (n = 532) | p | LSSPAD (n = 30) | LSS (n = 418) | p | |
| JOABPEQ | ||||||
| Lower back pain | 42.1 (30.8) | 47.7 (33.6) | 0.32 | 60.0 (33.5) | 67.1 (32.0) | 0.26 |
| Lumbar function | 64.5 (27.1) | 61.6 (29.5) | 0.57 | 63.3 (33.5) | 67.5 (28.8) | 0.53 |
| Walking ability | 27.6 (24.8) | 35.4 (27.7) | 0.09 | 41.7 (27.4) | 57.5 (31.1) | <0.01 |
| Social life function | 34.7 (22.3) | 41.8 (22.2) | 0.06 | 42.8 (15.5) | 55.3 (24.9) | <0.01 |
| Mental health | 43.2 (17.8) | 45.8 (18.3) | 0.38 | 52.0 (18.4) | 53.7 (19.0) | 0.15 |
| SF-36 | ||||||
| Physical functioning | 42.4 (23.7) | 49.0 (23.3) | 0.09 | 53.6 (21.2) | 61.6 (24.5) | 0.09 |
| Role physical | 45.9 (31.7) | 47.9 (28.0) | 0.68 | 42.0 (20.4) | 57.3 (28.1) | <0.01 |
| Bodily pain | 39.5 (27.1) | 34.8 (20.5) | 0.19 | 49.9 (20.5) | 51.6 (22.6) | 0.69 |
| General health | 47.3 (15.1) | 47.3 (17.9) | 1.00 | 44.9 (16.8) | 52.2 (18.3) | 0.04 |
| Vitality | 46.2 (22.2) | 47.5 (22.2) | 0.72 | 55.2 (20.1) | 55.9 (21.6) | 0.86 |
| Social functioning | 54.9 (28.1) | 61.4 (28.7) | 0.18 | 65.9 (22.4) | 67.4 (26.7) | 0.78 |
| Role emotional | 53.8 (33.2) | 55.8 (31.2) | 0.71 | 57.5 (26.7) | 62.2 (30.4) | 0.41 |
| Mental health | 54.7 (24.8) | 56.8 (22.5) | 0.59 | 64.8 (19.0) | 65.9 (21.0) | 0.78 |
†Numbers for some items do not add up to the total number in the top row because of some missing information
JOABPEQ consists of 5 subscales. Higher score indicates better QOL
SF-36 consists of 8 subscales. Higher score indicates better QOL