Race, sex, and total knee replacement consideration: role of social support.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether there are racial differences in social support among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and whether the impact of social support on patient preferences for total knee replacement (TKR) varies by race and sex.

Methods

A total of 514 white and 285 African American patients with knee OA were surveyed. Logistic regression models were performed to determine if the relationship between willingness to undergo TKR and the interaction of patient race and sex was mediated by social support.

Results

Compared to whites with knee OA, African American patients were less likely to be married (P < 0.001), reported less close friends/relatives (P < 0.001), and had lower Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Scale (MOS-SSS) scores (P < 0.001). African

SUBMITTER: Vina ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4431890 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature