Table 2 Comparison of patients’ expectations at baseline and respective outcomes 12 months after total hip arthroplasty (THA)
|  | Percentage of patients (N = 90) in each category at baseline (pre) and 12 months (12 m) after THA | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Much better | Better | Somewhat better | Unchanged | Worse | Uncertain | |||||||
|  | pre | 12 m | pre | 12 m | pre | 12 m | pre | 12 m | pre | 12 m | pre | 12 m |
Hip pain | 79 | 66 | 21 | 30 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
Back pain | 37 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 33 | – | 1 | 13 | – |
Walking ability | 83 | 48 | 15 | 36 | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
Independence | 67 | 33 | 25 | 46 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – |
Physical exercise | 44 | 15 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 30 | – | – | 5 | – |
General function | 59 | 21 | 37 | 42 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – |
Social interactions | 32 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 38 | – | – | 6 | – |
Mental well-being | 39 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 23 | – | 1 | 2 | – |