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. 2021 Dec 20;22:1054. doi: 10.1186/s12891-021-04924-z

Table 1.

Study measures

Construct assessed Data collection instrument Time of collection
Primary outcome measure Patient-reported outcomes
 Pain Pain subscale of the KOOS 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
Secondary outcome measures Data collection instrument Time of collection
Patient-reported outcomes
 Symptoms, ADL, QOL, sport & recreation Four individual subscales of the KOOS 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Pain intensity, sites, & interference with functioning Brief Pain Inventory 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Health-related quality of life EuroQol-5D-5L 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Ability to forget about the knee Forgotten Joint Score 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Pain catastrophizing Pain Catastrophizing Scale 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Anchor measures of satisfaction Patient acceptable symptom state 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
Treatment failure 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
Global perceived effect 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
Objective measures
 Functional lower extremity test 30-s sit-to-stand test 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Adverse events Treatment records, hospital records, questionnaire Continuously – 12 monts
Other measures Time of collection
Patient-reported outcomes
 Sleep quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Mood states Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Pain-related fear of movement Fear-Avoidance Belief Questionnaire 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Health locus of control Health Locus of Control Scale 0, 3, 12 and 24 months
 Self-reported level of physical activity level and readiness for change HUNT2, Stages of Change physical activity 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Digital health literacy The eHealth Literacy Questionnaire 0 and 6 months
 Health literacy The International Health Literacy Population survey Questionnaire 2019–2021 0 and 6 months
 Comorbidity Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire 0 months
Objective measures
 Time in active position/number of steps ActiGraph Professional Single Axis accelerometer 0, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Physical function -walking 40-m fast paced walk test 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Lower body strength and balance Stair climb test 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Body mass index Weight from baseline to follow-up 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months
 Radiological assessments Weightbearing AP, lateral view, Rosenberg view and long leg weightbearing AP view (HKA) 0 and 12 months
Registry-based data
 Use of health care resources KUHR-system 0 to 24 months
Norwegian Patient Registry 0 to 24 months
FD trygd social security data base 0 to 24 months
Norwegian Prescription Database 0 to 24 months
The Norwegian Arthroplasty registry 0 to 24 months

Abbreviations: ADL Activities of daily living, KOOS Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score