Finalised PROMs data 2009-10

The data for the coverage period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2025 has been finalised. Eligible HES episodes with an episode start date between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2025 and pre-operative questionnaires with a completion date between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2025 are included. Where a patient did not record the date that they completed the pre-operative questionnaire, the pre-operative questionnaire scan date is used. Any post-operative questionnaires that are linked to an eligible pre-operative questionnaire and have been sent out to patients, returned and scanned prior to annual questionnaire processing (end of June 2011) are included for analysis. Any further pre- or post-operative questionnaires returned that relate to this coverage period will not be included within the PROMs dataset.

The production of a final set of data allows for a baseline to be created against which future data can be compared to identify if there have been improvements, or not, between data years.

The report is classed as experimental statistics¹ as it contains new official statistics that are undergoing evaluation. To add to the value of the information reported, the PROMs data has been linked with Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) episode-level information. Some of the findings from the linked dataset are included in the report.

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Special topics

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Key facts

In the period from April 2009 to March 2010:

Participation and Coverage²

• There were 239,683 eligible³ hospital episodes and 158,342 pre-operative questionnaires returned - a headline participation rate of 66.1%.
• Of the 151,874 post-operative questionnaires sent out⁴, 121,439 have been returned - a return rate of 80.0%.

Unadjusted Scores

• 95.7% of hip replacement respondents and 91.4% of knee replacement respondents recorded joint related improvements following their operation as measured by their response to a series of questions about their condition (Oxford Hip and Knee Scores).
• 83.4% of varicose vein respondents recorded varicose vein related improvements following their operation as measured by their response to a series of questions about their condition (Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire score).
• 87.2% of hip replacement respondents and 77.6% of knee replacement respondents recorded an increase in their general health following their operation, based on a combination of five key criteria concerning their general health (EQ-5D Index score), compared to 52.4% for varicose veins and 49.3% for groin hernias.
• 61.4% of hip replacement respondents and 50.2% of knee replacement recorded an increase in their EQ-VAS score (current state of the patients general health marked on a visual analogue scale) compared to 40.4% for varicose veins and 38.2% for groin hernias.

Percentage of scores that have improved for each procedure and scoring mechanism

Opinions are sought on the format and content of the PROMs publication. Feedback can be provided by completing the comments form available on the Health and Social Care Information Centre website or by sending an email to [email protected].

Please note: In addition the following three PROMs data CSV files are available for download.

Footnotes

1. Experimental statistics are new official statistics that are undergoing evaluation. A key part of the 'experimental statistics' label is user engagement in the evaluation of those statistics, and the HSCIC invites readers to comment on this publication, which will help inform the next report. Feedback can be provided by completing the comments form available on the Health and Social Care Information Centre website or by sending an email to [email protected].

2. During the HES annual refresh (2009-10) a number of independent sector providers deleted a number of HES records as part of a data upload. This has affected the number of PROMs eligible episodes and thus resulted in an increased participation rate and decreased linkage rate when compared to publications prior to the deletion.

3. An 'eligible episode' is an episode in HES in the period in question, clinically coded with relevant hip, knee, varicose vein or groin hernia OPCS procedure codes which make it suitable for inclusion into PROMs.

4. Not every pre-operative questionnaire will have a post-operative questionnaire sent out. This may be for a number of reasons including the cancellation of an operative or the death of the patient.

Responsible statistician

The responsible statistician for this publication is Simon Rhea, HES/SUS Development - Section Head ([email protected], 0845 300 6016).

Copyright statement

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If PROMs data is re-used, please ensure that the appropriate copyright(s) is/are used for each scoring mechanism. Please see the 'Footnotes' page of any PROMs document for further details.