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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 Factors related to patient PROM preference (n = 183)

From: Comparison of patient preferences and responsiveness among common patient-reported outcome measures for hand/wrist injuries or disorders

PROM

Factor

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

RRR

95% CI

P value

RRR

95% CI

P value

MHQ

Age ≥ 65 years

1.07

0.36–3.14

0.903

0.82

0.23–2.88

0.757

Female

0.43

0.21–0.90

0.025*

0.46

0.21–0.99

0.049*

Diagnosis

1.05

0.96–1.16

0.283

1.03

0.93–1.14

0.589

Education level at least a bachelor’s degree

1.56

0.77–3.13

0.214

1.26

0.60–2.66

0.539

Employed

1.51

0.95–2.38

0.079

1.49

0.87–2.55

0.142

Reason for choice

0.88

0.76–1.03

0.114

0.89

0.76–1.05

0.164

DASH

Age ≥ 65 years

0.97

0.19–5.00

0.972

0.98

0.15–6.47

0.980

Female

0.36

0.13–1.02

0.054

0.34

0.12–1.00

0.051

Diagnosis

0.95

0.81–1.13

0.593

0.93

0.80–1.09

0.398

Education level at least a bachelor’s degree

1.43

0.51–3.99

0.500

1.28

0.43–3.76

0.659

Employed

1.26

0.64–2.48

0.513

1.20

0.55–2.61

0.653

Reason for choice

0.83

0.64–1.07

0.151

0.83

0.64–1.08

0.166

EQ5D

Age ≥ 65 years

1.32

0.37–4.77

0.672

0.81

0.19–3.52

0.779

Female

0.84

0.32–2.23

0.732

1.00

0.35–2.85

0.995

Diagnosis

1.08

0.96–1.21

0.190

1.09

0.96–1.24

0.172

Education level at least a bachelor’s degree

0.62

0.23–1.66

0.344

0.48

0.17–1.38

0.174

Employed

1.43

0.81–2.53

0.221

1.76

0.88–3.55

0.111

Reason for choice

1.06

0.89–1.26

0.517

1.08

0.91–1.29

0.386

  1. * Statistically significant at P-value <0.05
  2. PRWHE (base outcome) is PRWHE was used as the baseline questionnaire. Other questionnaire (MHQ, DASH, EQ5D) was compared to PRWHE in each aspect.