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Comparing the validity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D-5L to the Oxford hip and knee scores and SF-12 in osteoarthritis patients 1 year following total joint replacement

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Purpose

(1) To assess responsiveness of the EQ-5D-5L compared to Oxford hip and knee scores and the SF-12 in osteoarthritis patients undergoing total hip (THR) or knee (TKR) replacement surgery; (2) to compare distribution and anchor-based methods of assessing responsiveness.

Methods

Questionnaires were mailed to consecutive patients following surgeon referral for primary THR or TKR and 1 year post-surgery. We assessed effect size (ES), standardized response mean (SRM), and standard error of measurement (SEM). Minimum important difference (MID) was the mean change in patients reporting somewhat better in hip or knee, health in general, and those who were satisfied with surgery (5-point scales). Responders were compared using MID versus 1 and 2SEM.

Results

The sample of 537 (50% TKR) was composed of 56% female with a mean age of 64 years (SD 10). EQ-5D-5L ES was 1.86 (THR) and 1.19 (TKR) compared to 3.00 and 2.05 for Oxford scores, respectively. MID for the EQ-5D-5L was 0.22 (THR) and 0.20 (TKR) for patients who rated their hip or knee as somewhat better. There was a wide variation in the MID and the percentage of responders, depending on the joint, method of assessment, and the outcome measure. The percent agreement of responder classification using 2SEM vs. MID ranged from 79.6 to 99.6% for the EQ-5D-5L and from 69.4 to 94.8% for the Oxford scores.

Conclusions

Responsiveness of the EQ-5D-5L was acceptable in TKR and THR. Caution should be taken in interpreting responder to TJR based on only one method of assessment.

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Acknowledgements

This study was funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Grant #ETG92252) and Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions (Grant # 200700596). We thank the research personnel who were responsible for project management and data collection: Lynda Loucks, Sarah Tran, Allan Hennigar, Ammar Al Khudairy, and Michaela Wallace.

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  1. Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3rd Floor, TRW Building, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4Z6, Canada

    Barbara L. Conner-Spady, Deborah A. Marshall & Tom W. Noseworthy

  2. Concordia Hip and Knee Institute, 310-1155 Concordia Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2K 2M9, Canada

    Eric Bohm

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dalhousie University, 1796 Summer Street, Suite 4822, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada

    Michael J. Dunbar

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Conner-Spady, B.L., Marshall, D.A., Bohm, E. et al. Comparing the validity and responsiveness of the EQ-5D-5L to the Oxford hip and knee scores and SF-12 in osteoarthritis patients 1 year following total joint replacement. Qual Life Res 27, 1311–1322 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-1808-5

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