Table 3.
| Characteristic | N | % | 95% CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.866 | |||
| Male | 900 | 47.07 | 44.84 - 49.31 | |
| Female | 1,012 | 52.93 | 50.69 - 55.16 | |
| Language | <0.001 | |||
| Non-English | 387 | 20.45 | 18.7 - 22.33 | |
| English | 1,505 | 79.55 | 77.67 - 81.3 | |
| Outcome | <0.001 | |||
| Non-op | 461 | 44.9 | 40.41 - 49.48 | |
| Pre-op | 689 | 68.8 | 65.23 - 72.15 | |
| Post-op | 774 | 64.21 | 60.76 - 67.52 | |
| Pathology | 0.93 | |||
| Upper limb | 609 | 61.08 | 57.14 - 64.88 | |
| Lower limb | 1,315 | 61.29 | 58.63 - 63.89 | |
| PROM measurement | 0.506 | |||
| Likert scale | 1,551 | 60.86 | 58.41 - 63.27 | |
| Visual Analog Scale | 373 | 62.73 | 57.7 - 67.51 | |
| Visit type | <0.001 | |||
| New | 629 | 67.57 | 63.8 - 71.11 | |
| Review | 1,258 | 58.35 | 55.6 - 61.05 | |
| PROM filled | 0.122 | |||
| DASH | 231 | 58.44 | 52.07 - 64.81 | |
| IHOT | 55 | 67.27 | 54.75 - 79.8 | |
| MOXFQ | 337 | 64.39 | 59.27 - 69.51 | |
| OHS | 279 | 60.57 | 54.83 - 66.32 | |
| OKS | 644 | 59.47 | 55.67 - 63.27 | |
| OSS | 60 | 66.67 | 54.63 - 78.7 | |
| WORC | 246 | 58.13 | 51.95 - 64.31 | |
| WOSI | 72 | 75 | 64.92 - 85.08 | |
| Cohort | <0.001 | |||
| A | 150 | 13.33 | 8.75 - 19.79 | |
| B | 90 | 21.11 | 13.85 - 30.81 | |
| C | 57 | 36.94 | 29.73 - 44.79 | |
| D | 272 | 56.25 | 50.28 - 62.05 | |
| E | 129 | 62.79 | 54.11 - 70.72 | |
| F | 184 | 54.89 | 47.63 - 61.95 | |
| G | 110 | 65.45 | 56.07 - 73.77 | |
| H | 832 | 81.01 | 78.2 - 83.54 | |
Notes: Cohort A: verbally invited to complete a PROM after seeing their surgeon. Cohort B: verbally invited to complete a PROM prior to seeing their surgeon in the waiting room. Cohort C: approached and verbally invited to complete a PROM prior to seeing their surgeon. Cohort D: approached, given an instruction sheet that explained the research and verbally invited to complete a PROM prior to seeing their surgeon. Cohort E: received an instruction sheet, asking to complete a PROM as part of routine care prior to seeing their surgeon. Cohort F: received an instruction sheet, asking to complete a PROM as part of routine care prior to seeing their surgeon and instructed that the consulting surgeon would be assessing the form. Cohort G: a registration desk was set up where patients were given an instruction sheet, asked to complete the PROM as part of routine care and return afterwards. Cohort H: instructed to line up at the registration desk where they were given an instruction sheet, asked to complete the PROM as part of routine care and return afterwards.
Abbreviations: op, operation; Disability of the Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH); Oxford Knee Score (OKS); Oxford Hip Score (OHS); Oxford Hip Score (OHS); Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS); International Hip Outcome Tool (IHOT); Western Ontario Rotator Cuff (WORC); Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI); Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ); Visual Analog Scale (VAS); EuroQol five dimensions (EQ5D).