Date of Award
2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Program
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Supervisor
Dr. Dianne Bryant
Second Advisor
Dr. Kevin Willits
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the ability of shoulder surgery patients to recall their preoperative health status two weeks postoperatively. Study Design: We randomized consecutive patients to group I (assessments at 2 weeks preoperatively, on the day of surgery, and 2 weeks and 6 months postoperatively) or group II (assessments at 2 weeks and 6 months postoperatively). At each visit patients completed disease-specific, region-specific, and generic health instruments. At 2 weeks postoperatively, patients completed the same questionnaires according to their recollection of their health 2 weeks prior to surgery. Results: Agreement between actual and recalled data was excellent for diseasespecific (ICCworc = 0.97 (95% CI 0.91 to 0.99), ICCwosι = 0.88 (95% CI 0.73 to 0.95)), and region-specific (ICCuefi = 0.92 (95% CI 0.85 to 0.96), ICCases = 0.87 (95% CI 0.76 to 0.93)) but moderate for general physical and mental health (ICCSF-12(PCS) = 0.66 (95% CI 0.45 to 0.81), ICCSF-12(MCS) = 0.75 (95% CI 0.57 to 0.86)). Conclusion: Patients recalled their preoperative health status at 2 weeks postoperatively with sufficient accuracy to warrant substituting prospectively collected baseline data for recalled ratings.
Recommended Citation
Rosen, Zachary H., "PATIENTS UNDERGOING SHOULDER SURGERY CAN ACCURATELY RECALL THEIR PREOPERATIVE HEALTH STATUS TWO WEEKS POSTOPERATIVELY" (2008). Digitized Theses. 4829.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/4829