PMID- 35436528 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220817 LR - 20221006 IS - 1532-8406 (Electronic) IS - 0883-5403 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 9 DP - 2022 Sep TI - The Paradox of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Should We Prioritize "Feeling Better" or "Feeling Good" After Total Knee Arthroplasty? PG - 1751-1758 LID - S0883-5403(22)00445-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.arth.2022.04.017 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The use of preoperative patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) thresholds for patient selection in arthroplasty care has been questioned recently. This study aimed to identify factors affecting achievement of the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) and patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and determine the overlap between the two outcomes. METHODS: We identified 1,239 primary, unilateral TKAs performed at a single institution in 2015-2019. PROMs including the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (KOOS-JR) and 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) were collected preoperatively and 1-year postoperatively. The likelihood of attaining PASS as per attainment of MCID was assessed. A multivariable regression was used to identify predictors of MCID and PASS. RESULTS: In total, 71.3% achieved MCID and 75.5% achieved PASS for KOOS-JR. Only 7.7% achieved MCID but not PASS, whereas almost twice this number did not achieve MCID but did achieve PASS (11.9%). Poorer preoperative KOOS-JR (OR 0.925), better SF-12 physical (OR 1.025), and mental (OR 1.027) were associated with MCID attainment. In contrast, better preoperative KOOS-JR (OR 1.030) and SF-12 mental (OR 1.025) were associated with PASS attainment. Age, gender, race, ethnicity, body mass index, Charlson index, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, and smoking status were not significant predictors. CONCLUSION: Preoperative PROMs were associated with achieving MCID and PASS after TKA, albeit some positively and some negatively. In the era of value-based care, clinicians should not only strive to help patients "feel better" but also ensure that patients "feel good" after surgery. This study does not support the use of PROMs in prioritizing access to care. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Goh, Graham S AU - Goh GS AD - Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. FAU - Baker, Colin M AU - Baker CM AD - Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. FAU - Tarabichi, Saad AU - Tarabichi S AD - Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. FAU - Clark, Sean C AU - Clark SC AD - Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. FAU - Austin, Matthew S AU - Austin MS AD - Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. FAU - Lonner, Jess H AU - Lonner JH AD - Rothman Orthopaedic Institute at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220415 PL - United States TA - J Arthroplasty JT - The Journal of arthroplasty JID - 8703515 SB - IM CIN - J Arthroplasty. 2022 Oct;37(10):e10-e11. PMID: 36162930 CIN - J Arthroplasty. 2022 Oct;37(10):e9. PMID: 36162933 MH - *Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee MH - Humans MH - Minimal Clinically Important Difference MH - *Osteoarthritis, Knee/surgery MH - Patient Reported Outcome Measures MH - Registries MH - Treatment Outcome OTO - NOTNLM OT - acceptable symptom state OT - clinically important difference OT - knee arthroplasty OT - patient-reported outcomes OT - prior authorization OT - value-based care EDAT- 2022/04/19 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/18 06:00 CRDT- 2022/04/18 20:07 PHST- 2022/02/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/04/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/18 20:07 [entrez] AID - S0883-5403(22)00445-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.arth.2022.04.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Arthroplasty. 2022 Sep;37(9):1751-1758. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.04.017. Epub 2022 Apr 15.