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Predictors of Health-related Quality-of-life Change after Total Hip Arthroplasty

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Various parameters have been considered as possible predictors of health-related quality-of-life outcomes after THA in patients with hip osteoarthritis. We hypothesized the preintervention health status is the main and more homogeneous predictor of changes of the different aspects of health-related quality-of-life outcomes, mental health status has an important influence on results, whereas other sociodemographic or clinical factors had only a punctual influence. All patients who fulfilled the selection criteria completed the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) before and 6 months after the intervention. Seven hundred eighty-eight patients completed the questionnaire before the intervention and 590 completed it (74.9%) at 6 months. The preintervention score in each SF-36 and WOMAC domain and the SF-36 mental health domain predicted changes after the intervention. Female gender, having comorbidities, contralateral hip osteoarthritis, or back pain predicted less improvement on some SF-36 domains. Older age, the presence of contralateral hip osteoarthritis, or back pain predicted less improvement on some of the WOMAC domains. Preintervention health status, measured by the WOMAC or SF-36, and mental health status uniformly predicted health-related quality-of-life changes, whereas some clinical parameters predicted some domains. SF-36 and WOMAC seem to be appropriate tools for predicting THA outcomes.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful for the collaboration of Drs. Ignacio Vidaurreta and Isidoro Garcia, the support of the staff members of the different services, research, and quality units, and the medical records sections, of the participating hospitals.

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  1. Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo-CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barrio Labeaga s/n, 48960, Galdakao, Vizcaya , Spain

    José M. Quintana PhD, Urko Aguirre MSc & Iratxe Lafuente MSc

  2. Unidad de Investigación, Hospital de Basurto-CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Bilbao, Vizcaya , Spain

    Antonio Escobar PhD

  3. Servicio de Traumatología-Ortopedia, Hospital de Basurto, Bilbao, Vizcaya , Spain

    Juan C. Arenaza MD

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One or more of the authors (JMQ) have received funding from grants from the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (98/001-01 to 03) and the thematic networks, Red IRYSS, of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (G03/220).

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Quintana, J.M., Escobar, A., Aguirre, U. et al. Predictors of Health-related Quality-of-life Change after Total Hip Arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res 467, 2886–2894 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-009-0868-9

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