Socioeconomic inequalities in patient-reported outcome measures among total hip and knee arthroplasty patients: a comprehensive analysis of instruments and domains
Deprived THA/TKA patients have poorer pre- and postoperative health, which was primarily related to worse functioning and pain; the clinical relevance of these differences remain uncertain. These differences did not translate into worse overall health (EQ VAS) or into higher dissatisfaction among deprived patients. Future research should investigate whether the EQ VAS and satisfaction measure reflected health differences between SES groups or were biased by reporting heterogeneity, where respondents interpreted the wording differently.
Authors
- Erin M. Macri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2798-6052)
- Liza N. van Steenbergen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8141-842X)
- Jan A.N. Verhaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3016-9600)
- Gouke J. Bonsel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8364-1086)
- Max Reijman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6316-9629)
- Joshua M. Bonsel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9143-5506)
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Netherlands Heart Registration (NL)
- EuroQol Research Foundation (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02520-4
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.03
Funders
- EuroQol Research Foundation