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