Research Article

The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis

Volume: 40 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • Selim Gulbahar
  • Haluk Berk
  • Elif Pehlivan
  • Özlem Şenocak
  • Omer Akcali
  • Can Kosay
  • Ayse Gurcan
  • Serap Alper
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The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the relationship between functional objective and patient-based subjective assessments and quality of life in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
Methods: Thirty patients (25 females, 5 males; mean age 62±9 years; range 41-78 years) were prospectively studied. All were diagnosed as having LSS by clinical and radiological evaluations. Pain was assessed by a visual analog scale. The patients were evaluated by two-staged treadmill exercise tolerance (TET) test, SF-36 health status survey, and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). The relationships between the TET test, which is an objective functional assessment, and patient-based assessments (SF-36 and ODI), pain and age were investigated.
Results : There were significant differences between the functional grades of the patients at the speed of 1.9 km/hour with respect to ODI scores, the physical component scale of SF-36, age, and the preferred speed of the patients (p<0.05). These differences emerged from the fourth functional stage (p<0.01). Oswestry disability scores and the physical componentscores of SF-36 worsened in parallel with the stages of the TET test. The preferred speed of the patients at the TET test was positively correlated with the physical component scores of SF-36 and negatively correlated with Oswestry disability scores (p<0.05). There was a negative correlation between the physical component scores of SF-36 and Oswestry disability scores (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The TET test used to determine the functional capacity seems to be correlated well with subjective patientbased assessments. This objective tool, when combined with subjective assessments, may be helpful in the evaluation and treatment of patients with LSS.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Selim Gulbahar This is me

Haluk Berk This is me

Elif Pehlivan This is me

Özlem Şenocak This is me

Omer Akcali This is me

Can Kosay This is me

Ayse Gurcan This is me

Serap Alper This is me

Publication Date

September 11, 2006

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2006 Volume: 40 Number: 2

APA
Gulbahar, S., Berk, H., Pehlivan, E., Şenocak, Ö., Akcali, O., Kosay, C., Gurcan, A., & Alper, S. (2006). The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 40(2), 111-116. https://izlik.org/JA72BM27SB
AMA
1.Gulbahar S, Berk H, Pehlivan E, et al. The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40(2):111-116. https://izlik.org/JA72BM27SB
Chicago
Gulbahar, Selim, Haluk Berk, Elif Pehlivan, et al. 2006. “The Relationship Between Objective and Subjective Evaluation Criteria in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 (2): 111-16. https://izlik.org/JA72BM27SB.
EndNote
Gulbahar S, Berk H, Pehlivan E, Şenocak Ö, Akcali O, Kosay C, Gurcan A, Alper S (September 1, 2006) The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40 2 111–116.
IEEE
[1]S. Gulbahar et al., “The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 111–116, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA72BM27SB
ISNAD
Gulbahar, Selim - Berk, Haluk - Pehlivan, Elif - Şenocak, Özlem - Akcali, Omer - Kosay, Can - Gurcan, Ayse - Alper, Serap. “The Relationship Between Objective and Subjective Evaluation Criteria in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 40/2 (September 1, 2006): 111-116. https://izlik.org/JA72BM27SB.
JAMA
1.Gulbahar S, Berk H, Pehlivan E, Şenocak Ö, Akcali O, Kosay C, Gurcan A, Alper S. The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;40:111–116.
MLA
Gulbahar, Selim, et al. “The Relationship Between Objective and Subjective Evaluation Criteria in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 40, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 111-6, https://izlik.org/JA72BM27SB.
Vancouver
1.Selim Gulbahar, Haluk Berk, Elif Pehlivan, Özlem Şenocak, Omer Akcali, Can Kosay, Ayse Gurcan, Serap Alper. The relationship between objective and subjective evaluation criteria in lumbar spinal stenosis. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;40(2):111-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA72BM27SB