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Table III. Demographic, clinical and rehabilitation characteristics of participants with total hip replacement on the basis of funding
type (n = 189)
Funding source
Demographic characteristics
Age, years, mean (SD)
Sex, male, n (%)
Ethnicity, NZ European, n (%)
Educational qualifications, high-school or tertiary, n (%)
Work status at time of surgery, employed, n (%)
Geographical variables, lives in large city a , n (%)
Clinical characteristics
Wait list for surgery, weeks, mean (SD)
Body mass index, mean (SD)
ASA classification, ASA 1 (healthy), n (%)
Total Oxford score, mean (SD) d
WHOQOL-8, mean (SD) d
Rehabilitation characteristics
Any rehabilitation before surgery, yes, n (%)
Pre-operative rehabilitation intensity, mean (SD)
Weeks of pre-operative rehabilitation, mean (SD)
Any rehabilitation after surgery, yes, n (%)
Post-operative rehabilitation intensity, mean (SD)
Weeks of post-operative rehabilitation, mean (SD)
Post-operative surgical reviews, mean (SD)
Time to rehabilitation start, weeks, mean (SD)
Private Public Odds ratio/ Mean difference c
(95% confidence Interval) Significance
p b
64.0 (9.1)
34 (50.0)
61 (89.7)
51 (75.0)
44 (64.7) 69.4 (9.6)
73 (60.3)
109 (90.1)
76 (62.8)
34 (28.1) 5.41
0.77
1.03
1.47
2.61 (2.60–8.22)
(0.53–1.12)
(0.55–1.91)
(0.93–2.32)
(1.74–3.91) 0.00
0.17
0.93
0.09
0.00
33 (49.3) 61 (50.8) 1.04 (0.71–1.53) 0.84
3.9 (6.2)
28.6 (4.8)
14 (20.6) 40.9 (42.3)
28.9 (5.1)
15 (12.4) 36.77 (28.85–44.69)
0.30 (1.38–1.99)
1.43 (0.93–2.21) 0.00
0.72
0.13
43.2 (5.9) 40.1 (6.8) 2.18 (0.20–4.16) 0.03
33.9 (4.2) 31.6 (5.1) 2.24 (0.77–3.70) 0.00
16 (23.5)
21.5 (52.2)
13.3 (16.5)
49 (72.1)
9.1 (8.0)
7.9 (7.1)
1.7 (0.9)
2.8 (4.6) 49 (40.5)
11.8 (29.2)
5.4 (6.8)
71 (58.7)
7.6 (7.9)
8.9 (7.5)
1.4 (0. 9)
3.2 (5.0) 1.70
9.70
7.94
0.67
1.47
1.02
0.27
0.34 0.02
0.39
0.27
0.07
0.44
0.53
0.27
0.72
(1.06–2.73)
(–12.58–31.98)
(–6.84–22.73)
(0.44–1.05)
(–2.32–5.28)
(–2.22–4.25)
(–0.05–0.60)
(1.55–2.23)
a
Urban/city (> 50,000 people).
Statistical tests: χ 2 or independent-samples t-tests. Significant results in bold for clarity.
Odds rations presented with respect privately funded services.
d
Oxford and WHOQOL scores at 6 months after surgery.
THR: total hip replacement; NZ: New Zealand; ASA: American Society for Anaesthesiologists classification. WHOQOL-8: World Health Organization Disability
Assessment Schedule-8 item version.
b
c
p < 0.01); had higher levels of education (χ 2 (1) = 10.6,
OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.2–2.79, p < 0.01); were more likely
to be working (χ 2 (1) = 6.7, OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.1–1.9,
p < 0.05); and more likely to be living in an urban area
(χ 2 (1) = 17.6, OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.4–0.7, p < 0.01). They
spent less time on the surgical waiting list (MD = 45.1
Table IV. Demographic, clinical and rehabilitation characteristics of participants with total knee replacement on the basis of funding
type (n = 273)
Funding source
Demographic characteristics
Age, years, mean (SD)
Sex, male, n (%)
Ethnicity, NZ European, n (%)
Educational qualifications, high-school or tertiary, n (%)
Work status at time of surgery, employed, n (%)
Geographical variables, lives in large city a , n (%)
Clinical characteristics
Wait list for surgery, weeks, mean (SD)
Body mass index, mean (SD)
ASA classification, ASA 1 (healthy), n (%)
Total Oxford score, mean (SD) d
WHOQOL-8, mean (SD) d
Rehabilitation characteristics
Any rehabilitation before surgery, yes, n (%)
Pre-operative rehabilitation intensity, mean (SD)
Weeks of pre-operative rehabilitation, mean (SD)
Any rehabilitation after surgery, yes, n (%)
Post-operative rehabilitation intensity, mean (SD)
Weeks of post-operative rehabilitation, mean (SD)
Post-operative surgical reviews, mean (SD)
Time to rehabilitation start, weeks, mean (SD)
a
Private Public Odds ratio/mean difference c
(95% confidence interval) Significance
p b
66.4 (7.2)
68 (58.1)
105 (89.7)
96 (82.1)
58 (49.6) 70.2 (8.0)
76 (48.7)
136 (87.2)
100 (64.1)
53 (34.0) 3.81
1.24
0.86
1.80
1.44 0.00
0.12
0.52
0.00
0.01
71 (61.2) 55 (35.5) 0.55 (0.41–0.73 0.00
5.1 (11.0)
29.8 (5.2)
14 (12.0) 50.1 (68.4)
30.3 (6.0)
11 (7.1) 45.07 (33.89–56.25)
0.60 (0.92–2.22)
1.35 (0.92–1.97) 0.00
0.44
0.16
39.9 (6.9) 38.1 (9.1) 1.74 (–0.18–3.66) 0.08
32.9 (4.5) 31.3 (5.3) 1.52 (0.31–2.72) 0.01
30 (25.9)
6.6 (8.1)
4.8 (3.3)
101 (86.3)
8.9 (10.7)
9.7 (7.7)
2.2 (1.1)
2.4 (4.7) 55 (35.5)
15.3 (34.8)
6.9 (9.6)
146 (93.6)
7.5 (9.0)
6.7 (4.9)
1.7 (1.0)
2.5 (2.3) 1.31
8.67
2.10
1.51
1.38
3.02
0.53
0.06 0.09
0.24
0.20
0.04
0.33
0.00
0.00
0.91
(1.97–5.65)
(0.94–1.65)
(0.54–1.38)
(1.21–2.66)
(1.10–1.88)
(0.95–1.82)
(5.78–23.12)
(–1.11–5.31)
(1.07–2.11)
(–1.38–4.15)
(1.17–4.87)
(0.26–0.81)
(0.99–1.11)
Urban/city (> 50,000 people).
Statistical tests: χ 2 or independent-samples t-tests. Significant results in bold for clarity.
Odds ratios presented with respect privately funded services.
d
Oxford and WHOQOL scores at 6 months after surgery.
TKR: total knee replacement; NZ: New Zealand; ASA: American Society for Anaesthesiologists classification. WHOQOL-8: World Health Organization Disability
Assessment Schedule-8 item version.
b
c
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