Abstract Purpose Although the EQ-5D has a long history of use in a wide range of
populations, the newer five-level version (EQ-5D-5L) has not yet had such extensive …

(1) Background: We have updated knowledge of the psychometric qualities of patient-
reported outcome measures and, for the first time, systematically reviewed and compared …

Purpose To study the psychometric properties, including reliability, validity and
responsiveness, of the Spanish EQ-5D-5L questionnaire for patients with hip or knee …

Objective We compare the reliability and validity of the Short Form 36 (version 1, SF-36) and
the Short Form 12 (version 1, SF-12) in adolescence, the period of life when a child …

Aims A substantial fraction of patients undergoing knee arthroplasty (KA) or hip arthroplasty
(HA) do not achieve an improvement as high as the minimal clinically important difference …

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 …

Background This study aimed to describe the trajectory of recovery based on patient-
reported outcomes (PROs) and objective metrics of physical activity measures over the first …

Background There is an existing perception that obesity has a negative impact on
complications following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, data on the impact of obesity …

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 …

Purpose To evaluate the measurement properties of the Oxford Hip Score (OHS), EQ-5D-5L
utility index and EQ-5D-5L visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) in patients undergoing elective …