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Publication, Part of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England - 2012-13, Special Topic, Quality of Life Dimensions
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 14 May 2015
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Country, Strategic Health Authorities, Hospital Trusts, Primary Care Trusts, Independent Sector Health Care Providers, Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS Trusts, Primary Care Organisations, County, Care Trusts, Hospital and Community Health Services
- Date Range:
- 01 Apr 2012 to 31 Mar 2013
Summary
This topic of interest is primarily based on 2012-13 finalised data, though data based on previous finalised data years has also been made available where possible. It lets users explore change in the individual dimensions of the EQ-5DTM Index data. It also allows users to examine provider- and commissioner-level relationships between the percentage of patients reporting improvement on individual 'quality of life' dimensions of the EQ-5DTM Index and patients' adjusted average health gain on the EQ-VAS and condition-specific measures.
The quality of life dimensions, drawn from the EQ-5DTM Index, are:
· mobility;
· ability to self-care;
· ability to carry out usual activities;
· pain / discomfort; and
· anxiety / depression.
Each dimension is scored between '1' and '3' with '1' indicating no problems or concerns, and '3' indicating 'extreme' problems or incapacitation (within the dimension). A patient is considered to have improved on a dimension if their post-operative score is lower than their pre-operative score.
Highlights
Groin hernia
· More than four in ten (41.9%) groin hernia patients experienced improvement on the 'Pain / discomfort' dimension with few (6.9%) experiencing deterioration.
· Relatively few patients experienced change on the other dimensions of the EQ-5DTM Index (for example, 84.7% reported the same level of mobility).
Hip replacements
· Overall, around three in four (73.7%) hip replacement patients reported reduced pain and discomfort, with those undergoing primary operations being more likely to do so (75.5%) than revision patients (53.3%).
· Large proportions of hip replacement patients reported improved mobility (52.3%), ability to undertake usual activities (59.4%), and ability to self-care (38.4%) with those receiving primary operations reporting higher average gains than those undergoing revisions.
Knee replacements
· Six in ten (60.0%) knee replacement patients experienced reduced pain and discomfort, with those undergoing primary operations being more likely to do so (60.7%) than revision operations (47.9%)
· Large proportions of knee replacement patients also reported improved mobility (45.3%) and ability to undertake their usual activities (46.2%), with those receiving primary operations reporting higher average gains than those undergoing revisions.
Varicose vein
· Around four in ten (40.6%) of varicose vein patients reported reduced pain and discomfort.
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