Table 4.
Overall satisfaction while performing activities of daily living for patients undergoing primary THA and TKA*
| Satisfaction survey questions and answers | Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neutral | Satisfied | Very satisfied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip | Knee | Hip | Knee | Hip | Knee | Hip | Knee | Hip | Knee | ||
| Overall | 5.6% | 7.6% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 7.7% | 19.6% | 29.3% | 69.1% | 51.3% | |
| Pain | Walking on a flat surface | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 23.4% | 33.2% | 67.2% | 52.3% |
| Going up or down stairs | 3.0% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 15.0% | 28.5% | 36.9% | 55.0% | 34.7% | |
| Sitting or lying | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 9.1% | 26.2% | 35.5% | 64.8% | 48.9% | |
| Function | Ascending stairs | 2.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 15.0% | 33.0% | 39.2% | 50.7% | 33.6% |
| Getting in or out of car or bus | 2.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 9.4% | 16.9% | 35.7% | 39.5% | 48.3% | 30.7% | |
| Rising from bed | 2.2% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 11.4% | 30.9% | 40.0% | 58.8% | 41.8% | |
| Lying in bed | 2.2% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 5.5% | 10.2% | 26.8% | 37.5% | 64.0% | 46.6% | |
| Performing light domestic duties | 2.2% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 10.7% | 30.1% | 38.6% | 59.4% | 44.2% | |
* Level of satisfaction was significantly different between joints (hip, knee) for all eight satisfaction questions (p < 0.0001).