Mental Health Status Does Not Affect Patient Satisfaction After Knee Replacement

Laura Y. Lu, Patrick K. Horst, Andrea K. Finlay, James I. Huddleston, William J. Maloney, Stuart B. Goodman, Derek F. Amanatullah

Abstract


Aim: To determine whether peri-operative mental health scores are associated with patient satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of 205 primary TKAs to determine whether the Short Form-12 Mental Component Score (SF-12 MCS) is associated with Press Ganey satisfaction. Univariate logistic regression was used to test for an association between MCS and the likelihood of a 5-star rating for each question.

Results: Patients with low preoperative and postoperative MCS were less likely to give a 5-star rating for provider and staff communication, friendliness, and courteousness but had no association with satisfaction with overall care. A change in MCS in patients with a low preoperative MCS was associated with 5-star satisfaction with appointment scheduling.

Conclusion: Patient mental health status is minimally associated with patient satisfaction. Thus, poor preoperative mental health status should not be a relative contraindication to TKA.


Keywords


Mental health; Patient satisfaction; Total knee arthroplasty

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