Table 3.
Study characteristics.
| Study | Year | Country | Mean age (SD) | Design | Sample Size | Female (n) | Satisfaction question | Construct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali et al. [23] | 2016 | Sweden | 68.5 (4) | RCT | 74 | 21 | Degree of satisfaction with the operated knee: ‘very satisfied’, ‘satisfied’, ‘uncertain’, ‘dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Ali et al. [24] | 2017 | Sweden | 72.9 (9.7) | RCT | 186 | 16 | Degree of satisfaction with the operated knee: ‘very satisfied’, ‘satisfied’, ‘uncertain’, ‘dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Aunan and Rohl [25]. | 2018 | Norway | 69.3 (7.4) | Prospective cohort | 129 | 73 | Patient satisfaction measures on a VAS | Satisfaction |
| Baker et al. [26] | 2007 | England and Wales | 70.8 (9.4) | Retrospective cohort | 8231 | 4675 | “Are you satisfied with your knee replacement?”: ‘yes’, ‘no’ and ‘not sure’. | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Blyth et al. [27] | 2015 | Scotland | 65.5 | Prospective cohort | 198 | 116 | Overall satisfaction: ‘very satisfied’, ‘satisfied’, ‘don't know’, ‘unsatisfied’, ‘very unsatisfied’ | Satisfaction |
| Boese et al. [28] | 2011 | USA | 64 | Retrospective cohort | 128 | 90 | “How happy are you with your implanted knee?”: measured on a scale of 1–5 where 1 = completely dissatisfied to 5 = completely satisfied | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Clement et al. [12] | 2018 | United Kingdom | 68.6 (9.3) | Retrospective cohort | 1255 | 757 | ‘How satisfied are you with the results of your knee replacement surgery?’ ‘Very satisfied’, ‘somewhat satisfied’, ‘somewhat dissatisfied’, and ‘very dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Collados-Maestre et al. [29] | 2017 | Spain | 71.2 (6.4) | Prospective cohort | 237 | 164 | ‘Patient satisfaction was evaluated yearly on a 5-point Liker scale’ ‘very satisfied’, ‘satisfied’, ‘neutral’, ‘dissatisfied’, and ‘very dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Collins et al. [30] | 2017 | USA | 69.5 (8.5) | Prospective cohort | 633 | 375 | ‘How satisfied are you with the results of your knee replacement surgery?’ ‘very satisfied’ ‘somewhat satisfied’ ‘somewhat dissatisfied’ and ‘very dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Culliton et al. [31] | 2018 | Canada | 63.5 (8) | Prospective cohort | 345 | 221 | Patient Acceptable Symptom State | Satisfaction with symptoms |
| Dailiana et al. [32] | 2015 | Greece | 69.2 (6.7) | Prospective cohort | 204 | 162 | Patient satisfaction with the results of TKR was assessed in three aspects: overall satisfaction, satisfaction with pain relief, and satisfaction with functional improvement/ability to perform daily activities. Patients were categorized as very/mostly satisfied, somewhat satisfied, and dissatisfied. (modified Self-Administered Patient satisfaction Scale) | Satisfaction Satisfaction with function Satisfaction with pain relief |
| Escobar et al. [33] | 2013 | Spain | 71.4 (6.9) | Prospective cohort | 912 | 641 | Patient Acceptable Symptom State | Satisfaction with symptoms |
| Gaillard et al. [34] | 2017 | Germany | 72.7 | Retrospective cohort | 1059 | 650 | Not specified. ‘Very satisfied’, ‘satisfied’, ‘disappointed’ | Satisfaction |
| Gandhi et al. [35] | 2007 | Canada | 69.2 (8.8) | Prospective cohort | 87 | 56 | Are you satisfied with your limb alignment? ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ | Aesthetics |
| Genet et al. [36] | 2008 | France | 71.7 (7) | Prospective cohort | 45 | 28 | Patient satisfaction measured on a VAS (0–100) | Satisfaction |
| Gildone et al. [37] | 2005 | Italy | 74.1 (4.8) | Prospective cohort | 56 | 39 | Satisfaction questionnaires. No response categories provided | Satisfaction |
| Giurea et al. [38] | 2016 | Austria | 66 (NA) | Prospective cohort | 86 | 48 | Satisfaction with response categories: ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Healy et al. [9] | 2002 | USA | 69.9 (8.7) | Prospective cohort | 159 | – | Patient satisfaction measured with response categories: ‘yes’ or ‘no’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Hinarejos et al. [39] | 2016 | Spain | 72.2 (7) | Prospective cohort | 474 | 360 | Satisfaction measured on a VAS (0 = absolutely dissatisfied, 10 = absolutely satisfied) | Satisfaction |
| Kawakami et al. [40] | 2015 | Japan | 74.3 (7.8) | Prospective cohort | 48 | 25 | Satisfaction domain of the new Knee Society Knee Scoring System questionnaire | Composite |
| Khuangsiriku et al. [41] | 2016 | Thailand | 76.9 (7.4) | Prospective cohort | 144 | 130 | The Self-Administered Patient Satisfaction Scale | Composite |
| Kim et al. [42] | 2009 | Korea | 68.5 (5.6) | Prospective cohort | 186 | 177 | British Orthopaedic Association Patient Satisfaction Score | Satisfaction |
| Li et al. [43] | 2012 | China | 67.2 (7.2) | Retrospective cohort | 130 | 97 | The British Orthopaedic Association Patient Satisfaction Score | Satisfaction |
| Liebs et al. [44] | 2010 | Germany | 69.8 (7.9) | RCT | 136 | 114 | Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcome Evaluation Questionnaire | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Liebs et al. [45] | 2012 | Germany | 69.8 (8.1) | RCT | 158 | 133 | Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcome Evaluation Questionnaire | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Lizaur-Utrilla et al. [46] | 2016 | Spain | 69.7 (5.9) | Prospective cohort | 192 | 127 | Satisfaction measured with response categories: ‘very satisfied’, ‘satisfied’, ‘neutral’, ‘dissatisfied’, ‘very dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Mannion et al. [47] | 2009 | Switzerland | 67 (9) | Prospective cohort | 112 | 7 | Satisfaction with surgery measured with the response categories: ‘very satisfied’, ‘somewhat satisfied’, ‘somewhat dissatisfied’, ‘very dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with surgery |
| Matthews et al. [48] | 2013 | UK | 69.2 (7.7) | Prospective cohort | 34 | 20 | Patient satisfaction measured on a 10-point VAS. | Satisfaction |
| Mooney et al. [49] | 2016 | Australia | 68 (11.3) | Cross-sectional | 67 | 43 | Knee Society Score containing post-operative satisfaction scores | Satisfaction |
| Murphy et al. [50] | 2014 | Australia | 70.8 (9.9) | RCT | 40 | 25 | Satisfaction with pain relief, physical function and overall outcome measured on a VAS (0 = completely unsatisfied to 10 = completely satisfied) | Satisfaction with function |
| Nilsdotter et al. [51] | 2009 | Sweden | 72 (8) | Cross-sectional | 87 | 50 | Satisfaction with result in general measured on 5-point Likert scale from ‘totally satisfied’ to ‘very dissatisfied’. Questions about satisfaction in relation to pain relief; symptom relief; improvement in activities of daily living; and improvements in sport and recreational function. Dimensions measured on 5-point Likert scale from ‘totally satisfied’ to ‘very dissatisfied’. |
Satisfaction Satisfaction with function (activities of daily living and sports and recreation) Satisfaction with symptoms |
| Petersen et al. [10] | 2015 | Denmark | 65 (6.3) | Cross-sectional | 215 | 139 | Satisfaction with surgery measured with response categories: ‘very satisfied’, ‘satisfied’, ‘not completely satisfied’, ‘not satisfied’ | Satisfaction with surgery |
| Pulavarti et al. [52] | 2014 | UK | 69.9 (8.3) | RCT | 126 | 68 | Satisfaction measured with response categories: ‘excellent’, ‘good’, ‘fair’, ‘poor’ | Satisfaction |
| Ranawat et al. [53] | 2017 | USA | 71 (7.3) | Prospective cohort | 193 | 138 | Satisfaction measured on a VAS (0−10) | Satisfaction |
| Robertsson et al. [54] | 2000 | Sweden | – | Cross-sectional | – | – | Satisfaction with the operated knee measured with response categories: ‘very satisfied’, ‘satisfied’, ‘uncertain’, ‘dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Stickles et al. [55] | 2001 | USA | 69.9 (11.9) | Cross-sectional | 1011 | 637 | “How satisfied are you with the results of your joint replacement?”: ‘very satisfied’, ‘somewhat satisfied’, ‘neutral’, ‘somewhat dissatisfied’, ‘very dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Sun et al. [56] | 2012 | China | 64.7 (4.4) | RCT | 132 | 80 | Satisfaction (reported as % satisfied) | Satisfaction |
| Von Keudell et al. [57] | 2014 | USA | 62.6 (11.2) | Cross-sectional | 245 | 165 | Satisfaction in respect to pain, motion, daily living function, return to sport activities and ability to kneel. Each dimension measured on a VAS (0 = not satisfied, 10 = very satisfied) | Composite |
| Walker et al. [58] | 2018 | UK | 68.9 (9.6) | Retrospective cohort | 2578 | 1396 | ‘How satisfied are you with the results of your knee replacement surgery’ ‘very satisfied’, ‘somewhat satisfied’, ‘somewhat dissatisfied’, and ‘very dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Warner et al. [59] | 2017 | UK | 73.1 (8.7) | Prospective cohort | 1151 | 653 | ‘Individuals were asked to state how satisfied they felt with their total joint replacement using an ordinal scale’ ‘very satisfied’, ‘not very satisfied’, and ‘dissatisfied’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |
| Williams et al. [60] | 2013 | UK and Ireland | 70.9 (8.6) | Prospective cohort | 486 | 314 | ‘How do you feel overall about your replaced joint?’ ‘very happy’, ‘happy’, ‘OK (not perfect)’, or ‘never happy’ | Satisfaction with the operated knee |