Responsiveness of the EQ-5D-3L in elective shoulder surgery: Does it adequately represent patient experience?

Aim: Generic patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) allow comparison of health-related quality of life across populations and pathologies. For these comparisons to be valid, the PROM must be responsive; the score must change when the patient's quality of life changes. This study aims to assess the responsiveness of the EQ-5D-three level (3L) in elective shoulder surgery.

Quality analysis of patient information about knee arthroscopy on the World Wide Web.

Purpose: This study was designed to ascertain the quality of patient information available on the World Wide Web on the topic of knee arthroscopy.

Methods: For the purpose of quality analysis, we used a pool of 232 search results obtained from 7 different search engines. We used a modified assessment questionnaire to assess the quality of these Web sites.