Table 3.
Responses by US Region.
Question | Midwest |
Northeast |
South |
P Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
111 (31%) | 196 (55%)a | 52 (14%) | ||
Joint | ||||
Hip | 49 | 92 | 17 | .18 |
Knee | 62 | 104 | 35 | |
Surgery planned | ||||
March | 34 | 93 | 13 | <.0001 |
April | 65 | 99 | 24 | |
May | 12 | 1 | 15 | |
June | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Who canceled? | ||||
Surgeon | 108 | 160 | 39 | <.0001 |
Self | 3 | 36 | 13 | |
Becoming infected | ||||
1 – no anxiety | 17 | 21 | 9 | .06 |
2 – minimal | 39 | 51 | 16 | |
3 – neutral | 20 | 25 | 6 | |
4 – moderate | 28 | 66 | 17 | |
5 – severe | 7 | 33 | 4 | |
Spreading infection | ||||
1 – no anxiety | 15 | 30 | 13 | .043 |
2 – minimal | 40 | 48 | 10 | |
3 – neutral | 6 | 12 | 6 | |
4 – moderate | 35 | 66 | 10 | |
5 – severe | 15 | 40 | 13 | |
Finances | ||||
1 – no anxiety | 54 | 66 | 22 | .19 |
2 – minimal | 19 | 47 | 14 | |
3 – neutral | 13 | 27 | 5 | |
4 – moderate | 19 | 45 | 6 | |
5 – severe | 6 | 11 | 5 | |
Job security | ||||
1 – no anxiety | 69 | 110 | 37 | .13 |
2 – minimal | 13 | 27 | 9 | |
3 – neutral | 13 | 31 | 2 | |
4 – moderate | 12 | 23 | 1 | |
5 – severe | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Not knowing | ||||
1 – no anxiety | 23 | 23 | 7 | .08 |
2 – minimal | 18 | 29 | 7 | |
3 – neutral | 9 | 21 | 6 | |
4 – moderate | 47 | 77 | 15 | |
5 – severe | 14 | 46 | 17 | |
Arthritis pain change? | ||||
Increased | 58 | 111 | 26 | .91 |
Decreased | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
Stayed same | 49 | 79 | 24 | |
Surgery in spite of COVID? | ||||
Yes | 36 | 60 | 15 | .89 |
No | 75 | 136 | 37 | |
Agree with no elective OR? | ||||
Yes | 97 | 163 | 47 | .34 |
No | 14 | 33 | 5 | |
Feeling isolated? | ||||
No | 27 | 37 | 9 | .44 |
Yes | 84 | 159 | 43 | |
Have help at home? | ||||
No | 94 | 163 | 48 | .26 |
Yes | 17 | 33 | 4 | |
Activity level changed? | ||||
Increased | 15 | 11 | 4 | .07 |
Decreased | 45 | 106 | 28 | |
Stayed same | 51 | 79 | 20 | |
Rescheduling? | ||||
No delay | 95 | 173 | 47 | .92 |
COVID fear | 7 | 12 | 4 | |
Financial | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
PTO | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Other | 6 | 6 | 1 |
COVID, novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Values in bold represent P < .05.
One survey was completed from a seventh institution and was counted in the frequency but not in the analysis.