Journal article
Is the Health Utilities Index valid in total hip arthroplasty patients?
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the construct validity of the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 (HUI2) and Mark 3 (HUI3) in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) needing total hip arthroplasty (THA). Background: One hundred and fourteen OA patients (mean age = 69.2; SD = 8.9) who were waiting to see a surgeon for an evaluation for THA completed baseline measures that included the HUI2, HUI3, SF-36, Harris Hip Scale, WOMAC, MACTAR, …
Authors
Blanchard C; Feeny D; Mahon JL; Bourne R; Rorabeck C; Stitt L; Webster-Bogaert S
Journal
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 339–348
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2004
DOI
10.1023/b:qure.0000018479.52075.bf
ISSN
0962-9343