caa a22 4500 463179501 CHVBK 20180406164834.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00381-007-0300-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00381-007-0300-2 Present status of known and possible outcomes in neurosurgery: a survey of outcome assessment [Elektronische Daten] [Wuttipong Tirakotai, Saranya Lapanich, Thomas Riegel, Dieter Hellwig, Helmut Bertalanffy, Ilhan Celik] Objectives: In the area of health care research, quality of life (QoL) is considered as a diagnostic tool for problem-oriented care of postoperative cancer patients. The aim of this study was to assess the attitude of neurosurgeons towards the different outcome measurements. Materials and methods: This prospective study was conducted between the 15th and 18th of June 2005 during the third world conference of the International Study Group on Neuroendoscopy (ISGNE) in Marburg, Germany. Copies of the questionnaire that was generated for this purpose were distributed to the participants from all over the world. Respondents were asked to return the completed questionnaire to the registration/information desk. The acquired data from the questionnaires were transferred to Excel spreadsheet. Only data from completely filled out questionnaires were included in the descriptive and explorative analysis. Results: Forty of the 150 questionnaires that were distributed were complete without missing values and mistakes. Data from these 40 questionnaires were used for analysis. Sixty eight percent (27:40) of the neurosurgeons considered mortality as the first or the second rank of outcome measurement, whereas morbidity was also found to be the other important outcome measurement (the first or the second rank of outcome measurement) in 45% (18:40) of the neurosurgeons. Improved QoL was considered as the third or the fourth priority of outcome measurement in 53% (22:40) of the respondents. Although from these data, it may be difficult to infer that there is a real transfer of QoL concept from the scientific theory and the measurement level into clinical application. However, this may reflect a change in attitude of the surgeon. Conclusion: Besides disseminating new QoL concepts through publication and information technology, an implementation of this contemporary concept would provide a postoperative neurosurgical patient an optimal and rapid therapy according to the disclosed problems in the somatic, psychological, and social domains. Therefore, a QoL profile that can be used in each group of neurosurgical patient should be created. Springer-Verlag, 2007 Endoscopic neurosurgery nationallicence Neuroendoscopy nationallicence Outcome assessment nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Questionnaire nationallicence Survey nationallicence Tirakotai Wuttipong Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University, Baldingerstrasse, 35033, Marburg, Germany aut Lapanich Saranya Institute of Theoretical Surgery, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany aut Riegel Thomas Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University, Baldingerstrasse, 35033, Marburg, Germany aut Hellwig Dieter Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University, Baldingerstrasse, 35033, Marburg, Germany aut Bertalanffy Helmut Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University, Baldingerstrasse, 35033, Marburg, Germany aut Celik Ilhan Institute of Theoretical Surgery, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany aut Child's Nervous System Springer-Verlag 23/7(2007-07-01), 779-785 0256-7040 23:7<779 2007 23 381 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-007-0300-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-007-0300-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tirakotai Wuttipong Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University, Baldingerstrasse, 35033, Marburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lapanich Saranya Institute of Theoretical Surgery, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Riegel Thomas Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University, Baldingerstrasse, 35033, Marburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hellwig Dieter Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University, Baldingerstrasse, 35033, Marburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bertalanffy Helmut Department of Neurosurgery, Philipps University, Baldingerstrasse, 35033, Marburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Celik Ilhan Institute of Theoretical Surgery, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Child's Nervous System Springer-Verlag 23/7(2007-07-01), 779-785 0256-7040 23:7<779 2007 23 381 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer