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. 2020 Sep 15;16(Suppl 1):45–51. doi: 10.1007/s11420-020-09799-9

Table 4.

Patient factors associated with immediate want for surgery (Q11)

No Yes p value
Total 50 (45%) 61 (54.9%)
Age
 < 60 10 (38.5%) 16 (61.5%) 0.094
  60–69 17 (37.0%) 29 (63.0%)
  70+ 23 (59.0%) 16 (41.0%)
Sex
  Female 34 (47.2%) 38 (52.8%) 0.531
  Male 16 (41.0%) 23 (59.0%)
Arthroplasty
  Knee 19 (33.9%) 37 (66.1%) 0.018
  Hip 31 (56.4%) 24 (43.6%)
Revision
  No 45 (45.0%) 55 (55.0%) 0.977
  Yes 5 (45.5%) 6 (54.5%)
SANE score
 < 25% 12 (32.4%) 25 (67.6%) 0.027
  26–50% 20 (43.5%) 26 (56.5%)
  51–75% 13 (76.5%) 4 (23.5%)
  75%+ 5 (45.5%) 6 (54.5%)
Current average daily pain (NRS, 0–10)
 < 5 23 (88.5%) 3 (11.5%) <0.001
  5–7.5 10 (41.7%) 14 (58.3%)
 > 7.5 17 (27.9%) 44 (72.1%)
PCS
  0 14 (93.3%) 1 (6.7%) <0.001
  1–5 19 (51.4%) 18 (48.6%)
  6–10 13 (37.1%) 22 (62.9%)
  10+ 4 (16.7%) 20 (83.3%)
Current opioid use
  No 42 (48.3%) 45 (51.7%) 0.193
  Yes 8 (33.3%) 16 (66.7%)
Time since decided to have surgery
 < 3 months 20 (64.5%) 11 (35.5%) 0.008
  4–6 months 18 (47.4%) 20 (52.6%)
  6–12 months 11 (37.9%) 18 (62.1%)
 > 12 months 1 (8.3%) 11 (91.7%)

SANE, Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation; NRS, numeric rating scale; PCS, pain catastrophizing scale