Table 2.

Patient concerns within six weeks following TKA^a by ICF^b and outcome measure (n = 30).

Concern	KOOSc	WOMACd	Oxforde
Body Function (7)
1. Decreasing pain in your surgical knee...............	P1-P9*	P1-5*	1*
2. Reducing the swelling in your surgical leg.........	S1
3. Avoiding infection in your surgical knee
4. Sleeping better at night
5. Increasing the bend in your surgical knee..........	S5
6. Increasing the straightening in your surgical knee	S4
7. Increasing the strength in your legs
Activities (15)
1. Getting out of bed on your own......................	A10	F17
2. Getting in/out of bath..................................	A13	F20
3. Putting on your own shoes or socks.................	A9	F16
4. Dressing yourself
5. Walking on a flat surface.............................	A6	F13
6. Walking on uneven ground
7. Descending stairs......................................	A1	F8	12
8. Ascending stairs.......................................	A2	F9
9. Cooking your own meals
10. Doing your own housework
11. Heavy domestic duties.................................	A16	F23
12. Light domestic duties..................................	A17	F24
13. Getting in/out of car....................................	A7	F14	3
14. Comfortably sit in car
15. Doing your exercises as prescribed by your physiotherapist
Participation (4)
1. Driving a vehicle
2. Going shopping........................................	A8	F15	11
3. Returning to hobbies (e.g. dancing, gardening)
4. Going back to regular exercise class or sport
Environmental factors (4)
1. Being less of a burden on spouse or caregiver
2. Having the support of your family members
3. Having the support of your neighbours
4. Receiving competent care from health care workers in a timely manner
Total number of concerns (32)	14	11	4

^a TKA = primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

^b ICF = International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health

^c KOOS = Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome score (P, S, A = pain, symptom, activities of daily living subscale, respectively)

^d WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (P, F = pain, function subscale, respectively)

^e Oxford = Oxford Knee Scale

* Numbers in these columns refer to the item number in the original questionnaire

Note: Two concerns 'Receiving appropriate information regarding what to expect with rehabilitation following surgery' and 'Being independent' not covered by ICF & did not map to outcome measures