Journal article
Patients Can Provide a Valid Assessment of Quality of Life, Functional Status, and General Health on the Day They Undergo Knee Surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In the interest of efficiency, investigators often offer participants in surgical trials the option of completing baseline assessments on the day of surgery. The emotional affects of this day may, however, increase bias or random error. We studied the validity and reliability of collecting subjective ratings of health on the day of surgery.
METHODS: One hundred and seventy-seven patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament …
Authors
Bryant D; Stratford P; Marx R; Walter S; Guyatt G
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 90, No. 2, pp. 264–270
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 2008
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.g.00336
ISSN
0021-9355