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Table 3 Proportion of participants reporting clinically important change

From: Decline in Health-Related Quality of Life reported by more than half of those waiting for joint replacement surgery: a prospective cohort study

Construct

Category

 

Decline* n (%)

No change n (%)

Improvement† n (%)

Health-Related Quality of Life (AQoL)

   

   Overall sample

67 (53)

23 (18)

37 (29)

Total hip replacement

35 (56)

12 (19)

16 (25)

Total knee replacement

32 (50)

11 (17)

21 (33)

Health status (WOMAC Index)

   

   Overall sample

30 (25)

61 (51)

28 (24)

Total hip replacement

16 (26)

31 (51)

14 (23)

Total knee replacement

14 (24)

30 (52)

14 (24)

  1. *Decrease of ≥0.04 units for AQoL instrument; increase of ≥9.6 units for WOMAC Index
  2. †Increase of ≥0.04 units for AQoL; decrease of ≥8.2 units for WOMAC Index