High patient satisfaction in 445 patients who underwent fast-track hip or knee replacement

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Table 1. Questions used in the questionnaire

1.	Sex: Female / Male
2.	Age: Years
3.	What type of surgery did you have? (last surgery): Total knee replacement / Total hip replacement
4.	How many days did you stay in hospital after your surgery?: Days
5.	Do you have any of the following conditions? (please mark the conditions you have): Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Lung disease, Rheumatoid arthritis
6.	Did you receive a pre-admission leaflet?: Yes / No
7.	Did you receive any home care before surgery?: Yes / No
8.	If yes, how often did you receive home care before admission?: Several times a day / Once a day / Several times a week / Once a week
9.	How satisfied were you with the information you received before surgery^a?:
10.	How satisfied were you with the rehabilitation you received from the physiotherapists and the nursing staff during admission ^a?:
11.	How satisfied were you with the pain treatment you received during admission ^a?:
12.	How satisfied were you with the information you received during your admission ^a?:
13.	Were you satisfied with the length of your stay in hospital?: Yes / No, I would have preferred a longer stay / No, I would have preferred a shorter stay / Don’t know
14.	How well-informed did you feel about the time after discharge ^a?:
15.	How satisfied were you with your discharge procedure ^a?:
16.	How satisfied were you throughout the first few weeks after discharge ^a?: 0–10
17.	How was your overall satisfaction with the entire process ^a?:

^a (on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is not satisfied at all and 10 is best possible satisfaction)

Table 2. Characteristics of primary THR and TKR patients in fast-track surgery. Values are number (%) unless otherwise stated

	THR n = 215	TKR n = 230
Age, years; mean (range)	69 (34–91)	68 (42–88)
Women	116 (54)	144 (63)
Comorbidity
diabetes	17 (8)	32 (14)
lung disease	15 (7)	9 (4)
heart and vascular disease	18 (8)	19 (8)
rheumatoid arthritis	17 (8)	21 (9)
one or more comorbidities	58 (27)	73 (32)
Pre-admission leaflet received	204 (95)	227 (99)
Home care received before surgery (from 1 visit per week to daily visit)	10 (5)	13 (6)

Table 3. Overall satisfaction of THR and TKA patients in relation to patient-related outcome measures (p-values for bivariate analyses)

Variable	THR (n = 215) p-value	TKR (n = 230) p-value
Age group^a	0.8	0.5
Men	0.20	0.03
LOS^b	< 0.001	0.3
Comorbidities:
rheumatoid arthritis	0.2	0.04
cardiovascular disease	0.9	0.1
lung disease	0.3	0.1
diabetes	0.02	0.5
> 1 comorbidity	0.6	0.3
Satisfaction with:
information given	< 0.001	< 0.001
pain treatment	< 0.001	< 0.001
rehabilitation during hospitalization	< 0.001	< 0.001
discharge procedure	< 0.001	< 0.001
first weeks at home	< 0.001	< 0.001
LOS^b yes (reference)
no, wanted to stay longer	0.01	1.0
no, wanted a shorter stay	1.0	-
do not know	1.0	0.3

^a Age group: < 50, 50–59, 60–69, 70–79, and > 79 years.

^b LOS: length of stay in hospital.

Table 4. Overall satisfaction of THR and TKR patients in relation to patient-related outcome measures (coefficients with 95% CI and p-values for multiple regression)

Variable	THR (n = 215) Coefficient (95% CI)	p-value	TKR (n = 230) Coefficient (95% CI)	p-value
Age group^a	0.13 (0.07 to 0.18)	0.01	0.01 (-0.15 to 0.14)	0.9
Men	0.02 (-0.39 to 0.42)	0.9	-0.03 (-0.25 to 0.19)	0.7
LOS^b	-0.04 (-0.21 to 0.14)	0.6	0.01 (-0.01 to 0.03)	0.1
Comorbidities:
rheumatoid arthritis	0.47 (-0.60 to 1.54)	0.3	0.29 (-0.14 to 0.72)	0.1
cardiovascular disease	0.73 (-0.85 to 2.31)	0.2	0.12 (-0.06 to 0.29)	0.2
lung disease	-0.09 (-1.07 to 0.90)	0.8	-0.34 (-1.87 to 1.19)	0.6
diabetes	-0.30 (-0.97 to 0.38)	0.3	0.21 (0.09 to 0.34)	0.01
> 1 comorbidity	0.12 (-0.71 to 0.96)	0.7	-0.07 (-1.00 to 0.86)	0.9
Satisfaction with:
information given	0.20 (0.09 to 0.31)	0.01	0.18 (0.01 to 0.35)	0.04
pain treatment	0.27 (-0.07 to 0.61)	0.09	0.16 (-0.03 to 0.35)	0.08
rehabilitation during hospitalization	-0.01 (-0.22 to 0.24)	0.9	0.07 (-0.20 to 0.33)	0.5
discharge procedure	-0.01 (-0.25 to 0.23)	0.9	0.04 (-0.25 to 0.32)	0.7
first weeks at home	0.10 (-0.15 to 0.34)	0.3	0.08 (-0.01 to 0.18)	0.08
LOS^b yes (reference)
no, wanted to stay longer	0.01 (-0.71 to 0.72)	0.9	0.47 (-0.35 to 1.29)	0.2
no, wanted a shorter stay	-0.38 (-1.66 to 0.90)	0.4	-	-
do not know	1.30 (0.87 to 1.73)	0.002	-0.04 (-0.54 to 0.45)	0.8

^a Age group: < 50, 50–59, 60–69, 70–79, and > 79 years.

^b LOS: length of stay in hospital.