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. 2014 Feb 25;1(3):220–232. doi: 10.1002/acn3.41

Table 2.

Psychosocial and functional outcomes of UIA treatment.

Study Sample size Tests Follow-up period Findings
Raaymakers et al.37 18
All clipped
Quality of life: SIP, SF-36 3 months, 12 months 3 months
Quality of life: ↓ (SIP: household management, mobility, social interaction, ambulation, alertness/behavior, work, recreation pastimes, eating, physical subset, psychosocial subset, total; SF-36: physical functioning, social functioning, physical role limit, vitality, pain)
12 months
Quality of life: = (exception: SF-36: physical role limit, vitality, pain)
Brilstra et al.25 49
32 clipped
17 coiled
Quality of life: SF-36, EuroQol
Mood: HADS
3 months, 12 months Clipped:
3 months
Quality of life: SF-36: ↓ (social functioning, general mental health, vitality, bodily pain); EuroQol: =
Mood: ↑ depression
12 months
Quality of life: SF-36: ↑ (exception: role limitations because of emotional problems, bodily pain); EuroQol: =
Mood: =
Coiled:
3 months
Quality of life: SF-36: ↑ (role limitations because of physical health problems); EuroQol: =
Mood: =
12 months
Quality of life: =
Mood: =
Otawara et al.22 37
All clipped
Anxiety: STAI 1 month Anxiety: trait anxiety: =; state anxiety = ↓
Towgood et al.12 49
23 untreated
26 treated
19 clipped
7 coiled
Quality of life: SF-36, SRRS
Depression: BDI
Anxiety: STAI
6 months Quality of life: SF-36: ↓ (health perception); SRRS: =
Depression: =
Anxiety: =
Solheim et al.36 63
37 clipped
26 coiled
Quality of life: SF-36
Mood: HADS
Employment status
5.5 years Clipped:
Quality of life: ↓ (role physical, role emotional)
Mood: 11 probable anxiety, 11 probable depression
Employment status: working = 12; sick leave = 6; disability insurance = 12; retired = 7
Coiled:
Quality of life: ↓ (role physical, role emotional)
Mood: 8 probable anxiety, 4 probable depression
Employment status: working = 11; sick leave = 1; disability insurance = 8; retired = 6
Yamashiro et al.23 67
All clipped
Quality of life: SF-36
Mood: HADS
3 months, 1 year, 3 years 3 months:
Quality of life: ↑ mental health; ↓ bodily pain
Mood: ↓ anxiety, depression
1 year:
Quality of life: ↑ physical functioning, social functioning, physical limitations, emotional limitations, mental health, vitality
Mood: ↓ anxiety, depression
3 years:
Quality of life: similar to reference population
Mood: ↓ anxiety, depression
Yamashiro et al.24 149
All clipped
Quality of life: SF-36
Mood: HADS
2.8 years Quality of life: low physical functioning, general health perception, physical role limits, emotional role limits
Mood: low anxiety, depression
Haug et al.11 15
All clipped
Quality of life: GHQ-30, SF-36
Employment status
3 months, 12 months 3 months
Quality of life: GHQ-30: ↓ (coping); SF-36: ↓ (social functioning, role physical)
Employment status: full-time = 3, part-time = 1, disability benefits = 4, retired = 1, temporary sick leave = 5, rehabilitation = 1
12 months
Quality of life: GHQ-30: ↓ (well-being); SF-36: ↓ (role physical, general health, bodily pain)
Employment status: full-time = 8, part-time = 1, disability benefits = 4, retired = 1, work training/rehabilitation = 1
Kubo et al.19 28
All clipped
Anxiety: STAI 1 month Anxiety: trait anxiety: =; state anxiety = ↓
Buijs et al.20 173
81 untreated
92 treated
73 clipped
57 coiled
Quality of life: SF-36,
EuroQol
Mood: HADS
4.7 years Quality of life: =
Mood: =