Health-Related Quality of Life and Outcome after Total Knee Replacement: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Jordan
Table 5
The duration differences of quality of life among patients after TKR (N = 118).
Variables
Group 1, M ± SD
Status level
Group 2, M ± SD
Status level
Group 3, M ± SD
Status level
Psychological demand (SF-36)
2.41 ± 0.21
Moderate
2.33 ± 0.20
Moderate
2.32 ± 0.22
Moderate
Quality of life (WOMAC)
Pain severity
1.97 ± 0.30
Mild
1.84 ± 0.30
Mild
1.74 ± 0.28
Mild
Joint stiffness
1.95 ± 0.50
Mild
1.73 ± 0.53
Mild
1.70 ± 0.42
Mild
Physical functioning impairment
2.11 ± 0.20
Mild
1.88 ± 0.22
Mild
1.89 ± 0.25
Mild
Total WOMAC scale
2.06 ± 0.19
Mild
1.86 ± 0.18
Mild
1.85 ± 0.20
Mild
M ± SD: mean ± standard deviation; TKR: total knee replacement; Group 1: the first 3 months after TKR (n = 38); Group 2: between 3 and 6 months (n = 48); Group 3: between 6 and 12 months (n = 32). p value: <0.001.
