Do preoperative depressive symptoms predict quality of life after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A longitudinal prospective study.

OBJECTIVE:The impact of preoperative depressive symptoms on quality of life (QOL) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to develop a benchmark for capturing the burden of depressive symptoms on QOL after LC and for supporting evidence-based clinical i...

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Main Authors: Hao-Hsien Lee, Chong-Chi Chiu, King-Teh Lee, Jhi-Joung Wang, Jin-Jia Lin, Chien-Ming Chao, Hon-Yi Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6116980?pdf=render