Oxford elbow scores in an asymptomatic population
| Autor: | A.E. Cattell, Brinsden, M.J. Hall, P M Guyver |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Elbow Population Prom Severity of Illness Index Asymptomatic Upper Limb Functional Laterality Young Adult Age Distribution Healthcare delivery Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Oxford elbow score Elbow surgery Sex Distribution Child education Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Health professionals business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure England Patient Satisfaction Physical therapy Female Surgery medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. 95:415-417 |
| ISSN: | 1478-7083 0035-8843 |
| DOI: | 10.1308/003588413x13629960048352 |
| Popis: | Introduction Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are being used increasingly to assess the quality of healthcare delivery in the UK. It is important when using PROMs to know the score of the background population against which any clinical intervention may be benchmarked. The purpose of this study was to measure an elbow specific PROM for the population of the South West Peninsula. Methods A cross-sectional survey was undertaken of patients and healthcare professionals from the South West Peninsula population. Participants were asked to complete a simple demographic questionnaire and an Oxford elbow score for each elbow. Respondents with a history of elbow surgery, elbow injury, chronic elbow problems or an incomplete dataset were excluded from the study. Results A total of 1,765 respondents (3,530 elbows) completed the survey but 567 questionnaires were excluded due to incomplete datasets, pre-existing elbow pathology or age criteria, leaving 1,198 individuals (2,396 elbows) for analysis. The median scores for each decade group were 48, with mean scores ranging from 46.74 to 47.94. There was no significant clinical difference in the scores for age, sex or hand dominance. Conclusions When using the Oxford elbow score to assess outcomes after surgery, a normal score should be used as the benchmark. This benchmark is independent of age, sex and hand dominance. |
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