Table 6 Level of Recalled Preoperative Complaints Depending on the Observed Level of Complaints at Different Time Points
From: A comparison of conventional and retrospective measures of change in symptoms after elective surgery
Preoperative checklist total scores | Observed value at T0 | Observed value at T1 | Observed value at T2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High |
Hernia (n = 120) | ≤ 30 | > 30 | ≤ 30 | > 30 | ≤ 4 | > 4 |
Observed | 16.0 | 49.3 | 29.1 | 32.0 | 27.8 | 33.2 |
Recalled T1 | 25.0 | 51.7 | 35.4 | 37.9 | 34.6 | 38.8 |
Recalled T2 | 32.0 | 52.9 | 38.7 | 43.1 | 38.0 | 44.0 |
Δ recalled T1 - observed T0 | +9.0 | +2.4 | +6.3 | +5.9 | +6.7 | +5.6 |
Δ recalled T2 - observed T0 | +16.0 | +3.6 | +9.7 | +11.2 | +10.2 | +10.8 |
| Â | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High |
Gall bladder (n = 95) | ≤ 28 | > 28 | ≤ 28 | > 28 | ≤ 10 | > 10 |
Observed | 14.8 | 45.1 | 26.2 | 35.2 | 26.1 | 35.0 |
Recalled T1 | 29.7 | 51.7 | 33.8 | 48.6 | 36.6 | 45.7 |
Recalled T2 | 39.2 | 56.0 | 43.5 | 52.4 | 42.7 | 53.1 |
Δ recalled T1 - observed T0 | +14.9 | +6.6 | +7.6 | +13.4 | +10.4 | +10.6 |
Δ recalled T2 - observed T0 | +24.4 | +10.9 | +17.4 | +17.2 | +16.5 | +16.7 |