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Health-related quality of life in patients before and after planned orthopedic surgery: a prospective follow-up study
Kalmar County Hospital.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6157-3644
Kalmar County Hospital.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health, Social Work and Behavioural Sciences, School of Health and Caring Sciences.
University Hospital of Linköping.
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2011 (English)In: International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, ISSN 1878-1241, E-ISSN 1878-1292, Vol. 15, no 4, p. 185-195Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background

There are increasing demands on health care for both results and quality. Treatment outcome from the patient’s perspective is essential but not often demanded. The aim of the study was to assess Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) prior to and one year after an elective orthopedic intervention.

Methods

HRQoL was evaluated by the 5-dimensional scale of the EuroQoL (EQ5D) with two additional scales, EQVAS and PainVAS in 676 consecutive patients undergoing 120 different elective orthopedic interventions. Descriptive statistics were used.

Results

Results showed patients treated for arthrosis with total hip and knee replacement had the greatest improvement in HRQoL. Patients that underwent spinal, upper arm and arthroscopic knee surgery showed considerable improvement. All patients experienced pain relief one year after surgery. Changes in the three effect variables EQ5D, EQVAS and PainVAS correlated significantly with each other.

Conclusions

The study provides an overview of patient assessment of HRQoL before and after some of the most common elective orthopedic interventions. Knowledge obtained from patient groups should help improve and individualize care both from a nursing and surgical perspective.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2011. Vol. 15, no 4, p. 185-195
Keywords [en]
Health-related quality of life, Orthopedic surgery
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Nursing
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Health and Caring Sciences, Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-78983DOI: 10.1016/j.ijotn.2011.04.002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-80054007992OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-78983DiVA, id: diva2:1266381
Available from: 2018-11-27 Created: 2018-11-27 Last updated: 2019-08-29Bibliographically approved

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