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Table 1 Consumer and carer respondent characteristics

From: Understanding consumer and clinician preferences and decision making for rehabilitation following arthroplasty in the private sector

Demographic

Consumers n = 38

Carers n = 19

Age (years), mean (sd)

66 (11)

63 (12)

Female, n (%)

25 (67)

11 (58)

Employed, n (%)

11 (29)

5 (26)

Oxford Score pre surgery, mean (sd)

23 (9)

-

EQ5Da VASb pre surgery, mean (sd)

67 (17)

-

Knee surgery, n (%)

21 (55)

-

Unilateral surgery, n (%)

34 (89)

-

Previous arthroplasty, n (%)

7 (18)

-

Acute hospital length of stay (days), mean (sd)

6.2 (1.4)

-

Attended inpatient rehabilitation, n (%)

20 (53)

-

  1. aEQ5D: EuroQol five dimensions questionnaire
  2. bVAS: Visual Analogue Scale