Do clinical presentation and pre-operative quality of life predict satisfaction with care after total hip or knee replacement?

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Date publication

mars 2006

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr GUILLEMIN Francis, Pr MAINARD Didier, Dr RAT Anne-Christine


Tous les auteurs :
Baumann C, Rat AC, Osnowycz G, Mainard D, Delagoutte JP, Cuny C, Guillemin F

Résumé

We conducted a multicentre cohort study of 228 patients with osteoarthritis followed up after total hip or knee replacement. Quality of life and patient satisfaction were assessed by self-administered questionnaires. Patient satisfaction was the dependent variable in a multivariate linear regression model. Independent variables included sociodemographic factors, pre- and post-operative clinical characteristics and the pre-operative and post-discharge health-related quality of life. The mean age of the patients was 69 years (sd 9), and 43.8% were male. Pre- and postoperative clinical characteristics were not associated with satisfaction with health care. Only pre-operative bodily pain (p

Référence

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Mar;88(3):366-73.