Defecation function and quality of life in patients with slow-transit constipation after colectomy

Table 3 Quality of life in patients with slow-transit constipation following surgery at each time point

	Preoperative	Postoperative
		3 mo	6 mo	1 yr	2 yr
GIQLI	77.8 ± 17.5	109.7 ± 21.2a	115.0 ± 20.7a	121.3 ± 20.3a	123.6 ± 17.5a1
SF-36 sphere
Physical function	83.8 ± 20.2	86.3 ± 16.1	90.7 ± 9.7	91.8 ± 10.9	92.2 ± 11.52
Role physical	32.5 ± 46.0	66.7 ± 44.7a	78.3 ± 38.7a	74.4 ± 37.7a	76.7 ± 38.9a1
Role emotional	30.0 ± 46.6	67.8 ± 44.2a	87.8 ± 28.4a	87.8 ± 30.9a	81.6 ± 36.3a2
Physical pain	59.2 ± 31.8	72.2 ± 24.7a	77.4 ± 28.7a	83.9 ± 25.6a	88.9 ± 23.5a1
Vitality	49.0 ± 28.9	71.7 ± 27.4a	73.5 ± 25.6a	78.0 ± 26.1a	80.9 ± 23.0a1
Mental health	49.5 ± 26.5	74.0 ± 25.9a	76.3 ± 26.6a	83.7 ± 25.1a	86.2 ± 21.3a1
Social function	54.6 ± 39.3	64.6 ± 31.2	72.1 ± 30.0a	80.8 ± 31.6a	87.1 ± 24.0a2
General health	29.4 ± 26.6	55.6 ± 27.5a	56.6 ± 28.3a	66.6 ± 33.0a	71.1 ± 30.0a1

Data are shown as mean ± SD or n (%).

¹Paired samples t-test.

²Wilcoxon rank sum test.

^aP < 0.05 vs preoperative data. GIQLI: Gastrointestinal quality of life index; SF: Short form.