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ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM-ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 100-109Publisher
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/art.20090
Keywords
joint replacement surgery; outcomes; quality of life
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- AHRQ HHS [R01-HS-06573] Funding Source: Medline
- NIA NIH HHS [P60-AG-10415] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective. To determine whether preoperative characteristics influence quality of life outcomes 1, 6, and 12 months after joint replacement surgery. Methods. Patients (n = 222) with osteoarthritis undergoing primary joint replacement surgery at a university hospital between November 1990 and March 1993 were prospectively studied. Bodily pain and physical ftinction were assessed preoperatively and at the 3 postoperative time points using the Medical Outcomes Study 36 Item Short Form Health Survey. Results. Bodily pain and physical function improved after joint replacement. At 1 month after surgery, despite improvements in bodily pain, physical function deteriorated. Preoperative bodily pain and physical function, demographic characteristics, and social support were significant correlates of improvement in bodily pain and physical function. Conclusions. Patients experienced dramatic improvements in bodily pain and physical function after joint replacement. However, decline in physical function at 1 month implies significant need for prolonged informal or formal patient assistance with basic physical function after surgery. Greater preoperative social support was associated with improved bodily pain and physical function outcomes.
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