Table 2.
Importance levels for patient concerns linked to the ICF* Body Function component: pre-operatively (pre-op) and two, four and six weeks after knee arthroplasty (n = 54)
| Patient Concern | Pre-op | Week 2 | Week 4 | Week 6 |
| Decreasing pain in your surgical knee | 6 (5–7) † | 7 (6–7) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (4–6) |
| Reducing the swelling in your surgical leg | 3 (1–6) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) | 5 (3–6) |
| Avoiding infection in your surgical knee | 2 (1–7) | 7 (6–7) | 5 (2–7) | 3 (1–6) |
| Sleeping better at night | 5 (4–7) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (4–7) |
| Increasing the bend in your surgical knee | 4 (2–6) | 7 (6–7) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) |
| Increasing the straightening in your surgical knee | 4 (1–5) | 6 (5–7) | 5 (4–6) | 6 (3–6) |
| Increasing the strength in your legs | 6 (4–7) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–6) |
* International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
† median (25th to 75th percentile); importance ratings are on a 7-point scale (1 = not important, 7 = important to a very great extent)