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. 2016 Nov 17;22:4406–4414. doi: 10.12659/MSM.900610

Table 3.

Effect size of change in scores for each dimension of HRQoL for THA patients at different time intervals.

Interval Preoperative to 1 months Preoperative to 3 months 1 to 3 months
Group Ss St Ss St Ss St
d 95% CI d 95% CI d 95%CI d 95% CI d 95% CI d 95% CI
HHS
Pain function 2.08 1.71 to 2.46 1.29 0.96 to 1.63 2.93 2.50 to 3.37 1.84 1.48 to 2.20 0.77 0.45 to 1.08 0.50 0.19 to 0.81
Physical function 0.95 0.63 to 1.27 0.78 0.47 to 1.09 1.02 0.70 to 1.34 1.44 1.10 to 1.78 0.31 0.01 to 0.62 0.66 0.35 to 0.97
Total 2.85 2.42 to 3.28 4.47 3.91 to 5.04 2.57 2.16 to 2.98 3.48 3.0 to 3.96 to 0.37 −0.6 to −0.06 to 0.50 −0.81 to −0.19
SF-36
PF 0.68 0.37 to 1.0 0.97 0.65 to 1.29 1.02 0.70 to 1.34 1.12 0.79 to 1.45 0.32 0.02 to 0.63 0.23 −0.07 0.54
RP 0.75 0.44 to 1.06 0.69 0.38 to 1.0 1.04 0.72 to 1.37 1.07 0.75 to 1.40 0.17 −0.13 to 0.47 0.28 −0.02 to 0.59
BP 0.35 0.05 to 0.66 0.13 −0.17 to 0.44 0.81 0.49 to 1.12 0.60 0.29 to 0.91 0.35 0.04 to 0.65 0.43 0.12 to 0.74
GH 0.17 −0.14 to 0.47 0.25 −0.05 to 0.56 0.49 0.19 to 0.80 0.61 0.30 to 0.92 0.28 −0.02 to 0.59 0.31 0.0 to 0.62
VT 0.49 0.18 to 0.80 0.43 0.13 to 0.74 0.67 0.36 to 0.98 0.69 0.38 to 1.0 0.15 −0.15 to 0.46 0.30 −0.01 to 0.61
SF 0.33 0.02 to 0.63 0.23 −0.07 to 0.54 1.19 0.86 to 1.52 1.02 0.70 to 1.35 0.70 0.39 to 1.01 0.61 0.30 to 0.92
RE 0.61 0.30 to 0.92 0.72 0.41 to 1.03 0.81 0.50 to 1.13 0.88 0.56 to 1.20 0.23 −0.07 to 0.54 0.13 −0.17 to 0.44
MH 0.59 0.28 to 0.90 0.69 0.38 to 1.0 0.83 0.52 to 1.15 0.78 0.47 to 1.10 0.16 −0.15 to 0.46 0.10 −0.20 to 0.41
Interval 3 to 6 months 6 to 12 months 12 to 18 months
Group Ss St Ss St Ss St
d 95% CI d 95% CI d 95%CI d 95% CI d 95% CI d 95% CI
HHS
Pain function 0.28 −0.03 to 0.59 0.30 −0.01 to 0.61 0.13 − 0.18 to 0.44 0.00 −0.31 to 0.31 −0.04 −0.35 to 0.27 0.15 −0.16 to 0.46
Physical function 0.76 0.44 to 1.07 0.36 0.05 to 0.67 0.41 0.10 to 0.72 0.69 0.37 to 1.01 0.09 −0.23 to 0.40 0.07 −0.24 to 0.38
Total 0.31 0.0 to 0.62 0.04 −0.27 to 0.34 0.17 −0.14 to 0.48 0.14 −0.17 to 0.45 0.64 0.32 to 0.96 0.75 0.43 to 1.07
SF-36
PF 0.28 − 0.03 to 0.59 0.57 0.26 to 0.88 0.84 0.52 to 1.16 0.68 0.36 to 0.99 0.26 −0.05 to 0.57 0.25 −0.06 to 0.56
RP 0.25 −0.06 to 0.55 0.32 0.01 to 0.62 0.40 0.09 to 0.71 0.32 0.01 to 0.63 0.28 −0.04 to 0.59 0.30 −0.01 to 0.62
BP 0.29 −0.01 to 0.60 0.39 0.08 to 0.70 0.16 −0.15 to 0.47 0.03 −0.28 to 0.33 0.04 −0.27 to 0.35 −0.01 −0.32 to 0.30
GH 0.33 0.02 to 0.64 0.39 0.08 to 0.70 0.25 −0.06 to 0.56 0.22 −0.09 to 0.53 0.24 −0.07 to 0.56 0.24 −0.07 to 0.55
VT 0.21 −0.09 to 0.52 0.05 −0.26 to 0.36 0.20 −0.11 to 0.51 0.33 0.01 to 0.64 −0.02 −0.34 to 0.29 −0.04 −0.35 to 0.27
SF 0.45 0.15 to 0.76 0.39 0.08 to 0.70 0.52 0.21 to 0.83 0.33 0.02 to 0.65 0.36 0.05 to 0.68 0.37 0.06 to 0.68
RE 0.28 −0.03 to 0.59 0.31 −0.0 to 0.62 0.07 −0.24 to 0.38 0.15 −0.16 to 0.46 0.02 −0.29 to 0.33 0.01 −0.30 to 0.33
MH 0.17 −0.13 to 0.48 0.14 − 0.17 to 0.45 0.18 −0.13 to 0.49 0.19 −0.12 to 0.50 −0.05 −0.36 to 0.27 −0.03 −0.35 to 0.28

HRQoL – health-related quality-of-life; THA – total hip arthroplasty; HHS – Harris Hip Score; SF-36 – short form 36; Ss – short-stem; St – standard-stem; PF – physical functioning; RP – role limitations due to physical health problems; BP – bodily pain; GH – general health perceptions; VT – vitality; SF – social functioning; RE – role limitations due to emotional problems; MH – general mental health.