| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| QoL | Quality of life |
| THR | Total hip replacement |
| TKR | Total knee replacement |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PA | Physical activity |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trials |
| PAIR | Physical ActIvity after hip and knee Replacement |
| IG | Intervention group |
| CG | Control group |
| PreSA | Pre-surgical assessment |
| PostSA | Post-surgical assessment |
| 9MA | Nine months after surgery |
| 12MA | Twelve months after surgery |
| VAS | Visual Analogue Scale |
| SF-36 | 36-Item Short Form Survey |
| PROM | Patient-reported outcome measures |
| WOMAC | Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index |
| HOOS | Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score |
| KOOS | Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score |
| TUG | Timed Up and Go |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| 30sCST | 30-Second Chair Stand Test |