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Table 3 Importance levels for patient concerns linked to the ICF* Activity component: pre-operatively (pre-op) and two, four and six weeks after knee arthroplasty (n = 54)

From: Change in patient concerns following total knee arthroplasty described with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: a repeated measures design

Patient Concern

Pre-op

Week 2

Week 4

Week 6

Getting out of bed on your own

4.5 (3–7)

6 (5–7)

5 (3–6)

5 (3–7)

Getting in/out of bath

5 (3–7)

1 (1–4)

5 (3–6)

4 (2–6)

Putting on your own shoes or socks

5 (3–6)

6 (4–7)

5 (4–6)

5 (4–6)

Dressing yourself

4 (2–6)

5.5 (4–7)

5.5 (4–6)

6 (4–7)

Walking on a flat surface

5 (4–7)

6 (5–7)

6 (4–7)

6 (4–7)

Walking on uneven ground

5 (3–7)

1 (1–3)

3 (1–5)

4 (3–6)

Descending stairs

6 (4–7)

3.5 (1–6)

5 (3–6)

5 (4–6)

Ascending stairs

6 (5–7)

4 (1–6)

5 (3–6)

5 (4–6)

Cooking your own meals

5 (2–7)

1 (1–3)

4 (2–6)

4 (2–6)

Doing your own housework

5 (3–6)

1 (1–3)

3 (2–6)

4 (2–6)

Heavy domestic duties

2.5 (1–6)

1 (1–1)

1 (1–2)

1 (1–3)

Light domestic duties

4 (3–6)

2 (1–3)

4 (3–5)

4.5 (3–6)

Getting in/out of car

6 (4–7)

4 (2–6)

6 (4–7)

6 (5–7)

Comfortably sit in car

5 (3–6)

4 (2–6)

6 (4–6)

5.5 (4–6)

Doing your exercises as prescribed by your PT

4 (1–7)

7 (6–7)

6 (6–7)

6 (5–7)

  1. * International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
  2. † median (25th to 75th percentile); importance ratings are on a 7-point scale (1 = not important, 7 = important to a very great extent)