Patient, clinician, and performance-based measures provide different information about clinical symptoms in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis presenting with depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Clinical status of subjects with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is influenced by a complex interaction of several biopsychosocial factors. The use of patient-reported measures (PROM) is considered the gold standard for their evaluation. However, considering that 1 in 5 subjects with KOA present with depressive symptoms, it is necessary to analyse how this psychological domain may influence the subjective perception of PROM. The objective was to study the impact that depressive symptoms have on functional outcome assessments, according to the degree of objectivity of diverse outcome measures.

Methods

Cross-sectional study. Subjects with severe KOA, verified with clinical and radiological symptoms, were assessed with patient-reported (Oxford Knee Score), clin

SUBMITTER: Perez-Maletzki J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594887 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature