OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this review is to summarize the available evidence on the impact of non-traumatic hip or knee disorders on health-related quality of life (HRQL), as measured with the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) or Short Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12), by comparing this with data from reference populations. METHODS: Studies were identified by an electronic search of the MEDLINE, PsychInfo and Cinahl databases. Studies with the following features were included: study population included patients with non-traumatic hip or knee disorders, the SF-36 or SF-12 was used as an outcome measure and mean scores on these HRQL measures were presented. Using mean HRQL scores from the selected studies and scores from reference populations, z-scores were computed. Pooled estimates were computed for subgroups of studies with similar patients in similar settings. RESULTS: A total of 40 studies met the inclusion criteria. Patients with non-traumatic hip and knee disorders scored up to 2.5 standard deviations (SDs) below reference population values, especially on the physical aspects of HRQL. Social and mental aspects were up to 1 SD below reference population values, especially in patients in clinical settings. CONCLUSIONS: The impact of non-traumatic hip or knee disorders on HRQL is substantial, especially on the physical aspects of HRQL.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this review is to summarize the available evidence on the impact of non-traumatic hip or knee disorders on health-related quality of life (HRQL), as measured with the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) or Short Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12), by comparing this with data from reference populations. METHODS: Studies were identified by an electronic search of the MEDLINE, PsychInfo and Cinahl databases. Studies with the following features were included: study population included patients with non-traumatic hip or knee disorders, the SF-36 or SF-12 was used as an outcome measure and mean scores on these HRQL measures were presented. Using mean HRQL scores from the selected studies and scores from reference populations, z-scores were computed. Pooled estimates were computed for subgroups of studies with similar patients in similar settings. RESULTS: A total of 40 studies met the inclusion criteria. Patients with non-traumatic hip and knee disorders scored up to 2.5 standard deviations (SDs) below reference population values, especially on the physical aspects of HRQL. Social and mental aspects were up to 1 SD below reference population values, especially in patients in clinical settings. CONCLUSIONS: The impact of non-traumatic hip or knee disorders on HRQL is substantial, especially on the physical aspects of HRQL.
Authors: W M Hopman; T Towheed; T Anastassiades; A Tenenhouse; S Poliquin; C Berger; L Joseph; J P Brown; T M Murray; J D Adachi; D A Hanley; E Papadimitropoulos Journal: CMAJ Date: 2000-08-08 Impact factor: 8.262
Authors: C M Mangione; L Goldman; E J Orav; E R Marcantonio; A Pedan; L E Ludwig; M C Donaldson; D J Sugarbaker; R Poss; T H Lee Journal: J Gen Intern Med Date: 1997-11 Impact factor: 5.128
Authors: Vibeke Strand; Martin Bergman; Jasvinder A Singh; Allan Gibofsky; Alan Kivitz; Clarence Young Journal: Clin Rheumatol Date: 2017-02-13 Impact factor: 2.980
Authors: Tim Saier; Philipp Minzlaff; Matthias J Feucht; Lena Lämmle; Maike Burghoff; Christoph Ihle; Andreas B Imhoff; Stefan Hinterwimmer Journal: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc Date: 2015-12-29 Impact factor: 4.342