title: Mail versus telephone administration of the Oxford Knee and Hip Scores.
abstract: Telephone and postal methods of administration of the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) and the Oxford Hip Score (OHS) were compared on 85 and 61 patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA), respectively. The test for equivalence was significant for both the knee (P<0.001) and hip participants (P<0.001) indicating that the modes of administration yielded similar results. The ICCs of the OKS and OHS were 0.79 (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.70, 0.86) and 0.87 (0.79, 0.92) respectively. The 95% limits of agreement were wide for both scores (OKS LOA, -8.6, 8.2; OHS LOA, -7.7, 5.3). The two modes of administration of the OKS and OHS produce equivalent survey responses at a group level but the same method of administration should be constant for individual monitoring in a clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Marena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdel Messih
authors.affiliation: South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Liverpool, NSW, Australia; Liverpool Hospital Orthopaedic Department, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW, Australia; Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, 1 Campbell St, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Naylor
authors.affiliation: Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre; SWS Clinical School, University of NSW.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Descallar
authors.affiliation: University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manickam
authors.affiliation: South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Liverpool, NSW, Australia; Liverpool Hospital Orthopaedic Department, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW, Australia; Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, 1 Campbell St, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Liverpool, NSW, Australia; Liverpool Hospital Orthopaedic Department, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW, Australia; Whitlam Orthopaedic Research Centre, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, 1 Campbell St, Liverpool, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011177:Postal Service; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011897:Random Allocation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone
keywords: Oxford score; administration; arthroplasty; postal; telephone