@article {SAIMANEN2927, author = {IINA SAIMANEN and VIIVI KUOSMANEN and DINA RAHKOLA and TUOMAS SELANDER and JARI K{\"A}RKK{\"A}INEN and JUKKA HARJU and SAMULI ASPINEN and MATTI ESKELINEN}, title = {RAND-36-Item Health Survey: A Comprehensive Test for Long-term Outcome and Health Status Following Surgery}, volume = {39}, number = {6}, pages = {2927--2933}, year = {2019}, doi = {10.21873/anticanres.13422}, publisher = {International Institute of Anticancer Research}, abstract = {Background/Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the 3-year health status of cholecystectomy patients by the RAND-36 Survey. Patients and Methods: Initially, 110 patients with symptomatic gallstone disease were randomized to undergo either minicholecystectomy (MC) (n=58) or laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) (n=52). RAND-36 survey was performed preoperatively, 4 weeks, 6 months and 3 years following surgery. Results: RAND-36 scores improved in several RAND-36 domains in MC and LC groups with a similar postoperative course over the 3-year study period. In addition, at the 3-year follow-up telephone interview, no significant differences in patient-reported outcome measures between MC and LC patients were shown. The linear mixed effect model was used to test the overall significance of the RAND-36 survey during a 36-month follow-up period and the overall p-values were statistically significant in vitality, mental health (0.03), role physical and bodily pain domains. Conclusion: During the three years following cholecystectomy, four RAND-36 domains remained significantly higher, indicating a significant positive change in quality of life. RAND-36-Item Health Survey is a comprehensive test for analyzing long-term outcome and health status after cholecystectomy.}, issn = {0250-7005}, URL = {https://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/39/6/2927}, eprint = {https://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/39/6/2927.full.pdf}, journal = {Anticancer Research} }