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Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in England - 2012-13, Special Topic, Quality of Life Dimensions

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Publication Date:
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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Last edited: 11 April 2018 4:59 pm