When comparing these results to those from the study by Tessierv et al., it was found that both men and women had similar scores during the pre-operative period with respect to their mental health in the SF-36 instrument; during the post-operative period men improved their quality of life by week 20 and continued improving when assessed at week 40.
Al comparar estos resultados con los del estudio de Tessierv et al. encontraron que, aunque tanto hombres como mujeres tenían puntuaciones similares durante el preoperatorio respecto a su salud mental en el instrumento SF- 36, durante el período posoperatorio los hombres mejoraron su calidad de vida en la semana 20 y siguió mejorando cuando se evaluó en la semana 40.