This shows that although condition specific PROMS (e.g. Oxford Hip & Knee scores) show an improvement in nearly all cases, the overal health of the patient has not improved for many.
The chart shows that scores improved in the condition specific PROMS for Hips, Knees and Varicose Veins but there was a slightly lower level of improvement in the general health status EQ5D PROM. This is not surprising given that patients who have these operations tend to be older and may have other conditions impacting on their health, but does confirm that these operations are less "life changing" than patients might have hoped for. The results also show the disconnection between the Visual Analogue scale question score results and the calculated composite score for the other 5 questions in the EQ5D.
In many cases, the VAS adds confusion and we often recommend leaving this out of continuous measurement. For more information about how to implement and use the results of these and other PROMS, contact Stuart Mathieson at CoMetrica.
