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Table 3 Mean Item Changes (sd) and Standardized Response Means (SRM, 95% CI)

From: Does parallel item content on WOMAC's Pain and Function Subscales limit its ability to detect change in functional status?

 

Change Preop-1st Postop

Change 1st Postop- 2nd Postop

SRM Preop- 1st Postop

SRM 1st Postop- 2nd Postop

WOMAC Pain Items

    

   Walking on flat

0.31 (1.06)

0.97 (0.95)

0.29 (0.09, 0.50)

1.02 (0.83, 1.28)

   Up/down stairs

0.40 (1.14)

0.98 (1.00)

0.36 (0.17, 0.55)

0.98 (0.80, 1.16)

   Night in bed

0.11 (1.25)

0.63 (1.02)

0.08 (-0.11, 0.29)

0.62 (0.40, 0.84)

   Sitting or lying

-0.10 (1.07)

0.82 (0.85)

-0.09 (-0.30, 0.10)

0.97 (0.77, 1.22)

   Standing

0.16 (1.10)

0.84 (0.89)

0.15 (-0.04, 0.34)

0.94 (0.74, 1.17)

WOMAC SIMILAR-8 Items

    

   Descending stairs

0.14 (1.23)

0.86 (1.13)

0.12 (-0.08, 0.34)

0.76 (0.57, 0.98)

   Ascending stairs

0.33 (1.23)

0.79 (1.07)

0.27 (0.06, 0.51)

0.74 (0.55, 0.94)

   Rising from sitting

0.28 (1.10)

0.70 (0.90)

0.25 (0.06, 0.45)

0.78 (0.57, 0.94)

   Standing

0.26 (1.01)

0.79 (0.87)

0.26 (0.06, 0.45)

0.91 (0.72, 1.13)

   Walking on flat

0.23 (0.97)

0.92 (0.88)

0.24 (0.06, 0.45)

1.05 (0.86, 1.28)

   Rising from bed

-0.16 (1.04)

1.17 (0.92)

-0.16 (-0.35, 0.03)

1.28 (1.01, 1.63)

   Lying in bed

0.12 (1.11)

0.71 (0.94)

0.10 (-0.10, 0.29)

0.76 (0.55, 0.98)

   Sitting

-0.14 (1.03)

0.88 (0.86)

-0.14, (-0.35, 0.05)

1.02 (0.81, 1.30)

WOMAC DISSIMILAR-8 Item

    

   Bending to floor

-0.60 (1.23)

1.13 (1.15)

-0.49 (-0.68, -0.30)

0.99 (0.82, 1.20)

   In/out car

0.06 (1.09)

1.10 (0.94)

0.05 (-0.14, 0.25)

1.17 (0.94, 1.41)

   Going shopping

-0.37 (1.18)

1.35 (1.22)

-0.31 (-0.52, -0.11)

1.10 (0.86, 1.40)

   Socks/stockings on

-0.22 (1.36)

0.90 (1.16)

-0.16 (-0.35, 0.02)

0.78 (0.57, 1.03)

   Getting in/out bath

-0.37 (1.26)

1.20 (1.03)

-0.16 (-0.48, -0.11)

1.28 (1.00, 1.41)

   Getting on/off toilet

-0.07 (1.15)

0.91 (0.88)

-0.07 (-0.27, 0.12)

1.04 (0.87, 1.23)

   Heavy duties

-0.64 (1.09)

1.14 (1.18)

-0.59 (-0.81, -0.41)

0.97 (0.76, 1.20)

   Light duties

-0.48 (1.12)

1.12 (0.94)

-0.43 (-0.63, -0.27)

1.19 (0.94, 1.49)

Not included on either scale

    

Socks/stockings off

-0.09 (1.34)

0.93 (1.12)

-0.06 (-0.27, 0.14)

0.84 (0.64, 1.07)