Table 3.

Long List of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM), Relating to Life Effects, Referred to as the Handicap.^a

Long list of patient-reported outcomes in DCM (handicaps)
Unable to drive
Unable to exercise
Difficulty climbing stairs
Unable to get out of chair
Unable to get out of bed
Unable to roll of in bed
Unable to get comfortable in bed
Reduced walking distance
Reduced activity that you are unable to have fun
Reduced activity such that you are unable to work
Difficulty with travel
Difficulty with life planning
Difficulties with social interaction
Financial difficulties
Difficulty parenting, and in family life
Reduced sex life
Difficulty thinking, concentrating, or remembering things
Fear of recurrent disease, or deterioration following trauma

^aSome handicaps were taken from the open-ended survey question and have therefore not been explored across the entire survey population (in red).