Quality of life assessment
pain
A widely-used tool called the 36-item short form (SF-36) questionnaire was used to measure the quality of life. This questionnaire is popular due to its comprehensive and concise nature, worldwide. It consists of 36 questions across eight dimensions, namely physical functioning, physical pain, general health, sense of activity, mental health, limitation of functioning due to emotional or physical issues, and social functioning. The scoring system ranges from 0 to 100 for each dimension, with higher scores indicating better health status