Table 2.

Responses by Age <65 y vs 65 y or Older.

Question	Age <65 y	Age 65+ y	P Value	OR (95% CI)
	175 (49%)a	185 (51%)
Region
Midwest	61	50	.13
Northeast	93	103
South	20	32
Joint
Hip	72	86	.31
Knee	103	99
Surgery planned
March	61	79	.30
April	96	93
May	17	11
June	1	2
Who canceled?
Surgeon	158	150	.013
Self	17	35
Becoming infected
1 – no anxiety	25	22	.79
2 – minimal	50	56
3 – neutral	28	23
4 – moderate	51	61
5 – severe	21	23
Spreading infection
1 – no anxiety	31	28	.82
2 – minimal	47	51
3 – neutral	11	13
4 – moderate	50	61
5 – severe	36	32
Finances
1 – no anxiety	43	100	<.0001
2 – minimal	44	36
3 – neutral	24	21
4 – moderate	48	22
5 – severe	16	6
Job security
1 – no anxiety	73	144	<.0001
2 – minimal	33	16
3 – neutral	29	17
4 – moderate	30	6
5 – severe	10	2
Not knowing
1 – no anxiety	21	32	.0095
2 – minimal	21	33
3 – neutral	19	17
4 – moderate	63	76
5 – severe	51	27
Arthritis pain change?
Increased	102	94	.26
Decreased	4	8
Stayed same	69	83
Surgery in spite of COVID?
Yes	71	40	<.0001	2.5 (1.6-3.9)
No	104	145
Agree with no elective OR?
Yes	144	163	.12
No	31	22
Feeling isolated?
No	41	33	.19
Yes	134	152
Have help at home?
No	32	22	.09
Yes	143	163
Activity level changed?
Increased	21	10	.08
Decreased	85	94
Stayed same	69	81
Rescheduling?
No delay	154	162	.08
COVID fear	7	16
Financial	4	1
PTO	3	0
Other	7	6

COVID, novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. OR, operating rooms; PTO, paid time off. Values in bold represent P < .05.

^aOne survey was completed from a seventh institution and was counted in the frequency but not in the analysis.