Evaluation of the quality of life in patients with meningiomas of the craniovertebral junction using a developed questionnaire in a neurosurgical clinic

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: A validated tool for assessing the quality of life specific to a particular disease has not yet been developed. Previous studies only partially investigated the quality of life of patients with craniovertebral junction meningiomas and did not include the entire spectrum of functional disorders in this disease.

AIM: To develop and validate a questionnaire to assess the quality of life of patients with craniovertebral junction meningiomas.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective and prospective study of 119 patients with craniovertebral junction meningiomas was conducted before and after surgical and combined (surgical removal of the tumor followed by radiation therapy) treatment using a validated questionnaire developed.

RESULTS: A quality of life questionnaire for patients with craniovertebral junction meningiomas was developed and validated. Determining the internal consistency of the scale showed that the Cronbach alpha coefficient was α=0.78 (p <0.001), confirming its sufficient level. In analyzing the sensitivity of the questionnaire, the estimates before and after surgery did not differ significantly (p=0.62, t-criterion).

CONCLUSIONS: This study developed the first quality of life questionnaire worldwide for patients with craniovertebral junction meningiomas. In summary, this questionnaire is not able to reflect the dynamics of the quality of life.

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Vadim N. Shimanskiy

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Email: vadim@shimansky.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3816-847X
SPIN-code: 6970-6906

MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), professor

Russian Federation, Moscow

Ruslan A. Sultanov

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Author for correspondence.
Email: rus4455@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1363-7564
SPIN-code: 6865-6586

MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.)

Russian Federation, Moscow

Dzhamilya G. Yusupova

Neurology Research Center

Email: dzhamilya-d@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5826-9112
SPIN-code: 7532-8030

MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.)

Russian Federation, Moscow

Vladimir K. Poshataev

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Email: glaser@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3279-3733
SPIN-code: 5349-2639

MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.)

Russian Federation, Moscow

Alexey A. Zimin

Neurology Research Center

Email: zimin.alexej82@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9226-2870
SPIN-code: 9525-1805

MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.)

Russian Federation, Moscow

Sergey V. Tanyashin

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center

Email: STanyashin@nsi.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8351-5074
SPIN-code: 5490-1820

MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.)

Russian Federation, Moscow

Alexandr B. Zaytsev

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

Email: zaytsev_a_b@staff.sechenov.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3774-3070
SPIN-code: 6791-7630

Cand. Sci. (Phil.)

Russian Federation, Moscow

Vasiliy V. Karnaukhov

Burdenko Neurosurgical Center; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

Email: VKarnayhov@nsi.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2581-8648
SPIN-code: 6112-2714

MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.)

Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow

Natalia A. Suponeva

Neurology Research Center

Email: suponeva@neurology.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3956-6362
SPIN-code: 3223-6006

MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), professor, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Russian Federation, Moscow

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