Background Patient-reported outcomes are of ever-increasing importance in medical
decision-making. The EQ-5D is one of the generic instruments measuring health-related …

Background Many patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) generate single number
index scores that summarise responses to different questions within a questionnaire …

Aims Responsiveness to clinically important change is a key feature of any outcome
measure. Throughout Europe, health-related quality of life following total knee arthroplasty …

Purpose To examine the responsiveness of the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L among total
hip/knee replacement (THR/TKR) patients. Methods The EQ-5D (3L or 5L) and Western …

Rationale, aims and objectives Clinicians considering improvements in health‐related
quality of life (HRQoL) after total hip replacement (THR) must account for multiple pieces of …

Purpose To compare patients' self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) before and
after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and determine factors contributing to any heterogeneity in …

Background Previous research has identified preoperative determinants that predict health
related quality of life (HRQoL), functioning and pain after total knee or hip arthroplasty …

Aims The primary aim was to assess whether preoperative health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) was associated with postoperative mortality following total hip arthroplasty (THA) …

Background The EQ-5D is a generic health survey that can be used to compare
improvement across different interventions, measure changes in health-related quality of life …

Aims To investigate joint functioning and the quality of life (QOL) before and after total knee
and total hip replacement and the factors that influence the QOL. Methods A longitudinal …