Does an informative video before inguinal hernia surgical repair influence postoperative quality of life? Results of a prospective randomized study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 725-729

  Zieren, Juergen ^a   Menenakos, Charalambos ^a   Mueller, Joachim M ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hernia; Informative video; Quality of life; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34247508193     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-007-9171-y     Document Type: Article

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