Table 3.
Mental health responses compared between patients that wanted total joint arthroplasty despite the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (Yes) to patients that did not want elective surgery as soon as possible (No)1
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Mental health responses
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Want TJA despite COVID-19 Pandemic, n (%)
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P
value
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|
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Yes
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No
|
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| Weight change since TJA postponement | 0.423 | ||
| Lost | 30 (27.03) | 3 (18.75) | |
| Same | 50 (45.05) | 6 (37.50) | |
| Gained | 31 (27.93) | 7 (43.75) | |
| Feelings of isolation or loneliness | 0.89 | ||
| Yes | 51 (32.48) | 8 (34.78) | |
| No | 106 (67.52) | 15 (65.22) | |
| Anxiety to get infected with COVID-19 | 0.133 | ||
| No | 15.43 | 14.29 | |
| Minimal | 10.49 | 14.29 | |
| Neutral | 9.88 | 28.57 | |
| Moderate | 26.54 | 19.05 | |
| Severe | 37.65 | 23.81 | |
| Anxiety to spread COVID-19 to relatives | 0.016 | ||
| No | 26 (16.46) | 2 (9.52) | |
| Minimal | 13 (8.23) | 4 (19.05) | |
| Neutral | 9 (5.7) | 5 (23.81) | |
| Moderate | 35 (22.15) | 4 (19.05) | |
| Severe | 75 (47.47) | 6 (28.57) | |
| Anxiety about finances due to COVID-19 | 0.785 | ||
| No | 16 (10.06) | 2 (9.52) | |
| Minimal | 36 (22.64) | 4 (19.05) | |
| Neutral | 70 (44.03) | 12 (57.14) | |
| Moderate | 19 (11.95) | 1 (4.76) | |
| Severe | 18 (11.23) | 2 (9.52) | |
1
Yes (n = 164); No (n = 21). COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019; TJA: Total joint arthroplasty.