Quality of life increases in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy following treatment with spinal cord stimulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15300554 |
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| Authors | Rui Duarte (0000-0001-6485-7415, University of Birmingham, corresponding author), Rui V Duarte, Lazaros Andronis (0000-0001-7998-7431, University of Birmingham), Mathieu W P M Lenders (Medisch Spectrum Twente), Cecile C de Vos (0000-0001-7210-1693, Medisch Spectrum Twente) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1771-1777 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quality of Life Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0962-9343 • E-ISSN: 1573-2649 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11136-015-1211-4 |
| PMID | 26694963 |
| OpenAlex | W2259742425 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
SCS resulted in significant improvement in pain intensity and QoL in patients with PDN, offering further support for SCS as an effective treatment for patients suffering from PDN. From a methodological point of view, different results would have been obtained if QALY calculations were not adjusted for baseline EQ-5D scores, highlighting the need to account for imbalances in baseline QoL
Diabetes mellitus · Diabetic neuropathy · Pathology · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Public health · Quality of life (healthcare · Quality of Life Research · Spinal cord · Spinal cord stimulation · Stimulation · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Pain Management and Treatment · Pain Mechanisms and Treatments · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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