A Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life of Women Awaiting Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery versus Hip or Knee Replacement

OBJECTIVE: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) can significantly decrease the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of women. In 2005, provincial and territorial wait time benchmarks were set in areas such as hip and knee replacement, but such efforts were lagging for urogynaecological surgeries. This study aimed to compare wait times and HRQOL scores of females awaiting surgery for POP with those of women awaiting hip or knee replacement. METHODS: …