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Journal of Public Health Advance Access published online on June 29, 2006
Journal of Public Health, doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdl020
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© The Author 2006, Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved

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Pain and overall health status in older people with hip and knee replacement: a population perspective

Louise Linsell 1, Jill Dawson 2 *, Krina Zondervan 3, Peter Rose 2, Andrew Carr 4, Tony Randall 5, and Ray Fitzpatrick 6

1 Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Wolfson College Annexe, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6UD, UK
2 Division of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Oxford, Old Road, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK
3 Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
4 Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK
5 Division of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Old Road, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK
6 Division of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Oxford, UK

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Jill Dawson, E-mail: jill.dawson{at}dphpc.ox.ac.uk


  Abstract

Objective To investigate the health-related quality of life and presence of hip or knee pain according to whether or not people had had previous hip or knee arthroplasty.

Study design and setting Cross-sectional survey representing randomly selected sample of 5500 elderly (65+) people. Pain prevalence rates obtained from standard screening questions. Standard pain severity ratings obtained for each hip and knee.

Results People with a past arthroplasty had worse health status compared to other people (p < 0.001 for all but two SF-36 dimensions). Hip or knee pain was more prevalent amongst people with past hip or knee replacement than amongst those without (62.5% versus 36.5% respectively; following adjustment for age and sex: Mantel-Haenszel combined odds ratio = 2.90, 95% CI 2.30-3.68, p < 0.001). More replaced knee joints were symptomatic than replaced hip joints (OR = 1.62, p = 0.022).

Conclusions Elderly people with a past hip or knee arthroplasty have significantly greater health and social care needs than other people -- especially those related to pain and mobility. This may reflect the generalised nature of the underlying disease process.

Keywords: hip, knee, pain, prevalence, survey.
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