Validity of retrospective measurement of self-reported health status
- Conditions
- Patients undergoing elective knee replacementsPatients undergoing elective hip replacementsMusculoskeletal - OsteoarthritisMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619001381178
- Lead Sponsor
- The Sutherland Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 88
Patients were eligible for inclusion if they were
(a) aged 18 years and older, and
(b) presented for an elective hip or knee arthroplasty (e.g. total hip replacement or, knee replacement including bilateral and unicompartmental knee replacement).
Patients were excluded if they were
(a) unable to give consent because they were cognitively impaired or not proficient in English,
(b) unable to be contacted by telephone because they were hearing impaired or did not own a phone, or
(c) unsuitable to be assessed prospectively because their planned date of operation was within 10 days of presentation or they planned on being overseas during the prospective period.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method