Table 2 Time to return to ADL after surgery (N = 114).
From: Time taken to resume activities of daily living after transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors
Activities | N/A (n, %) | Percentile of time to return (days) | Postoperative period (n, %) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 90 | 100 | 1 m | 2 m | 3 m | 4 m | 4 m– | |||
Basic ADL domains | ||||||||||||||
Mobility | Walking | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 114 (100.0) | – | – | – | – |
Bathing/washing | Washing hair head up | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 113 (99.1) | 1 (0.9) | – | – | – |
Washing hair head down | 12 (10.5) | 3 | 12 | 30 | 64 | 95 | 123 | 123+ | 27 (26.5) | 23 (22.5) | 21 (20.6) | 21 (20.6) | 10 (9.8) | |
Taking a shower | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 114 (100.0) | – | – | – | – | |
Blowing nose | 1 (0.9) | 3 | 11 | 26 | 44 | 89 | 103 | 123+ | 38 (33.6) | 36 (31.9) | 20 (17.7) | 14 (12.4) | 5 (4.4) | |
Dressing | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 114 (100.0) | – | – | – | – | |
Feeding/eating/drinking | Having a meal | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 114 (100.0) | – | – | – | – |
Coffee/tea | 6 (5.3) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 123+ | 97 (89.8) | 7 (6.5) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.9) | 1 (0.9) | |
Climbing stairs | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 110 (96.5) | 4 (3.5) | – | – | – | |
Toilet use | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 114 (100.0) | – | – | – | – | |
Self-care in general | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 65 | 112 (98.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | – | – | |
Grooming | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 114 (100.0) | – | – | – | – | |
Transferring (bed/chair/wheelchair/toilet/tub/shower/car) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 114 (100.0) | – | – | – | – | |
Lifting/carrying/moving objects | Over 2 kg | 0 (0.0) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 92 | 102 (89.5) | 8 (7.0) | 4 (3.5) | – | – |
Over 10 kg | 1 (0.9) | 4 | 16 | 32 | 59 | 102 | 123+ | 123+ | 27 (23.9) | 33 (29.2) | 21 (18.6) | 13 (11.5) | 19 (16.8) | |
Sexual activity | 29 (25.4) | 7 | 48 | 68 | 102 | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 4 (4.7) | 11 (12.9) | 21 (24.7) | 13 (15.3) | 36 (42.4) | |
Instrumental ADL domains | ||||||||||||||
Work (also studying/volunteering/homemaking) | Part time | 41 (36.0) | 4 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 61 | 123+ | 123+ | 39 (53.4) | 16 (21.9) | 3 (4.1) | 3 (4.1) | 12 (16.5) |
Work (8 h/day) | 24 (21.1) | 9 | 21 | 32 | 65 | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 22 (24.4) | 20 (22.2) | 18 (20.0) | 6 (6.7) | 24 (26.7) | |
Non-physical work | 34 (29.8) | 5 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 80 | 123+ | 123+ | 37 (46.2) | 19 (23.7) | 7 (8.7) | 3 (3.7) | 14 (17.5) | |
Physical work | 66 (57.9) | 7 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 66 | 123+ | 123+ | 23 (47.9) | 11 (22.9) | 4 (8.3) | 1 (2.1) | 9 (18.8) | |
Housekeeping/chores | 8 (7.0) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 56 | 123+ | 84 (79.2) | 15 (14.1) | 4 (3.8) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (1.9) | |
Social activities | 8 (7.0) | 4 | 14 | 28 | 53 | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 32 (30.2) | 32 (30.2) | 11 (10.4) | 4 (3.7) | 27 (25.5) | |
Leisure time (hobbies, sports, vacation) | Hobbies (non-sports) | 27 (23.7) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 83 | 123+ | 64 (73.6) | 13 (14.9) | 6 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.6) |
Wind instrument | 111 (97.4) | 80 | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (66.7) | |
Climbing mountains | 47 (41.2) | 20 | 36 | 65 | 106 | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 6 (9.0) | 10 (14.9) | 14 (20.9) | 7 (10.4) | 30 (44.8) | |
Jogging/running | 61 (53.5) | 12 | 31 | 67 | 112 | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 6 (11.3) | 7 (13.2) | 11 (20.8) | 4 (7.5) | 25 (47.2) | |
Vacation | 3 (2.6) | 5 | 30 | 49 | 87 | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 12 (10.8) | 30 (27.0) | 17 (15.3) | 15 (13.5) | 37 (33.4) | |
Use of transport/travel around | Riding as a passenger in a vehicle/car | 0 (0.0) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 114 (100.0) | – | – | – | – |
Air travel | 8 (7.0) | 51 | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 123+ | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (4.7) | 99 (93.4) | |
Communicating/expressing | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 114 (100.0) | – | – | – | – | |
Shopping (grocery, clothing, or other products) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 64 | 108 (94.7) | 5 (4.4) | 1 (0.9) | – | – | |
Finances and administration (handling money, filling in forms) | 4 (3.5) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 123+ | 102 (92.7) | 5 (4.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | |
Driving a car | 32 (28.1) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 45 | 69 | 123+ | 52 (63.4) | 20 (24.4) | 4 (4.9) | 2 (2.4) | 4 (4.9) | |
Modern appliances ((mobile) phone, computer, laptop, tablet, Satnav) | 5 (4.4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 123+ | 106 (97.3) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.8) | |
Managing own medication | Taking medicine | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 123+ | 113 (99.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) |
CAM therapy | 5 (4.4) | 1 | 6 | 22 | 49 | 106 | 123+ | 123+ | 39 (35.8) | 27 (24.8) | 9 (8.2) | 10 (9.2) | 24 (22.0) | |
Using CPAP | 113 (99.1) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 (100.0) | – | – | – | – | |
