Geographical variations in patient-reported outcomes after total hip arthroplasty between 2008 - 2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care on equal terms is a cornerstone of the Swedish health care system. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is considered a success story in Sweden with low frequency of reoperations and restored health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Administratively, health care in Sweden is locally self-governed by 21 counties. In this longitudinal nation-wide observational study we assessed the possible geographical variations in 1-year follow-up patient-reported outcomes (PROs): EQ-5D index, EQ VAS, Pain VAS and Satisfaction VAS.

Methods

Study population consisted of 36,235 Swedish THA patients, operated during 2008 to 2012 due to hip osteoarthritis. Individual data came from Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Statistics Sweden and National Board of Health and Welfare. We us

SUBMITTER: Oldsberg L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6543668 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature