Daycase pathways which aim to discharge patients the same day following Unicompartmental Knee Replacement have been introduced in some centres, though most continue with Standard pathways. While Daycase pathways have cost savings, recovery data comparing pathways is limited. This study aims to compare patient-reported early recovery between Daycase and Standard pathways following UKR. This study was carried out in two centres that originally used the same Standard recovery pathway for UKR. In one centre, the Standard pathway was modified into a Daycase pathway. 26 Daycase-Outpatient, 11 Daycase-Inpatient, and 18 Standard patients were recruited. Patients completed the Oxford Arthroplasty Early Recovery Score (OARS) and SF-36 (Acute) measure between Days 1–42.Abstract
Background
Method
The primary aim of this study was to develop
a patient-reported Activity &
Participation Questionnaire (the
OKS-APQ) to supplement the Oxford knee score, in order to assess
higher levels of activity and participation. The generation of items
for the questionnaire involved interviews with 26 patients. Psychometric
analysis (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch
analysis) guided the reduction of items and the generation of a
scale within a prospective study of 122 relatively young patients
(mean age 61.5 years (42 to 71)) prior to knee replacement. A total
of 99, completed pre-operative and six month post-operative assessments
(new items, OKS, Short-Form 36 and American Knee Society Score). The eight-item OKS-APQ scale is unidimensional, reliable (Cronbach’s
alpha 0.85; intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) 0.79; or 0.92
when one outlier was excluded), valid (r >
0.5 with related scales)
and responsive (effect size 4.16). We recommend that it is used with the OKS with adults of all
ages when further detail regarding the levels of activity and participation
of a patient is required. Cite this article:
