The association between sex, education and health-related quality of life after total hip replacement: a national cohort of 39,141 Swedish patients

Autor: Göran Garellick, Camilla Forsman, Linnea Oldsberg, Szilard Nemes
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare. 6:314
ISSN: 2052-5656
2052-5648
DOI: 10.5750/ejpch.v6i2.1479
Popis: Background: The aim of this study was to assess the association between sex, level of education and health-related quality of life after total hip replacement.Methods: In this prospective observational registry study data were obtained from Statistics Sweden and the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register.Results: All patients reported improved health-related quality of life one year after total hip replacement. Women had significantly lower post-operative health-related quality of life (β = -0.038, p < 0.001). Upper secondary (β = 0.006, p < 0.05) and higher education (β = 0.028, p
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