Incorporating patient-reported outcomes in total joint arthroplasty registries: challenges and opportunities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) registries traditionally have focused on implant longevity and rates of revision surgery. Registries would benefit from the addition of standardized patient-reported outcomes (PROs) such as pain relief and improved physical function. However, PROs have not been routinely adopted, and their incorporation into TJA registries presents challenges.

Questions/purposes

We review current PRO use by existing national registries, challenges to integrating PROs in national registries, lessons from national registries that have integrated PROs, and suggestions to guide future adoption of PROs.

Methods

We conducted a literature search of papers addressing PRO use in national knee and hip arthroplasty registries, resulting in 15 articles. T

SUBMITTER: Franklin PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3792256 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature