Publications by authors named "U Tuominen"
Cost-utility of waiting time in total joint replacements: a randomized clinical trial.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care
January 2013
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess how waiting times for total knee replacement affect patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL), knee pain, physical function, and medication costs.
- 438 patients were divided into two groups: one with a short waiting time (≤ 3 months) and another with a nonfixed waiting time (> 3 months), and their outcomes were measured at multiple points.
- Results showed that while the short waiting time group incurred higher medication costs and achieved better HRQoL three months earlier, the longer waiting time group reported better HRQoL one year post-surgery, with no significant differences in other health outcomes related to waiting time.
Objective: This prospective randomized study assessed the effect of waiting time (WT) on health outcomes in Finnish patients admitted to hospital for primary total hip replacement (THR).
Methods: A total of 395 consecutive patients with a need for a primary THR because of osteoarthritis and who were placed on the waiting list between August 2002 and November 2003. After placement on the waiting list, the patients were randomly assigned to a short WT (
Objective: To evaluate the effect of waiting time on health and quality of life outcomes and costs of medication in total hip replacement (THR) patients in a randomized clinical trial.
Methods: 395 THR patients were recruited into the study. When placed on the waiting list, patients were randomized into a short (< or =3 months) or a non-fixed waiting time (NFWT) (>3 months) group.
Objective: To determine whether longer waiting time for major joint replacement is associated with health and social services utilization before treatment.
Methods: When placed on the waiting list, patients were randomized to short (