Viktoria Steinbeck, Anja Yvonne Bischof, Lukas Schöner, Benedikt Langenberger, David Kuklinski, Alexander Geissler, Christoph Pross, Reinhard Busse
BACKGROUND: As patient-reported outcomes (PROs) gain prominence in hip and knee arthroplasty (HA and KA), studies indicate PRO variations between genders. Research on the specific health domains particularly impacted is lacking. Hence, we aim to quantify the gender health gap in PROs for HA/KA patients, differentiating between general health, health-related quality of life (HrQoL), physical functioning, pain, fatigue, and depression. METHODS: The study included 3,693 HA patients (1,627 men, 2,066 women) and 3,110 KA patients (1,430 men, 1,680 women) receiving surgery between 2020 to 2021 in nine German hospitals, followed up until March 2022...
February 27, 2024: International Journal for Equity in Health