| Pre-operatively | 6 weeks | 6 months | 1 year | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
EQ-5L-5D pain/discomfort score, n (%)c | n = 527 | n = 477 | n = 347 | n = 271 |  |
 No pain | 3 (1) | 111 (23) | 181 (52) | 200 (73) | < 0.0001* |
 Slight pain | 32 (6) |  | 116 (33) | 52 (19) |  |
 Moderate pain | 152 (29) | 207 (43) | 39 (11) | 17 (6) |  |
 Severe pain | 187 (235) |  | 10 (3) | 1 (1) |  |
 Extreme pain | 153 (29) | 134 (28) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |  |
 Lost to follow up | - | 24 (5) 1 (1) 50 | 180 | 256 |  |
EQ-5L-5D anxiety/depression score, n (%)c | n = 507 | n = 477 | n = 345 | n = 269 |  |
 Not anxious/depressed | 199 (38) | 332 (70) | 257 (74) | 210 (78) | < 0.0001* |
 Slightly | 145(28) | 89 (18) | 62 (18) | 43 (16) |  |
anxious/depressed | 106 (20) | 47 (10) | 20 (6) | 13 (5) | Â |
 Moderately | 34 (6) | 9 (2) | 6 (2) | 3 (1) |  |
anxious/depressed | 23 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Â |
 Severely | 20 ^ | 50 | 182 | 258 |  |
anxious/depressed | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Extremely |  |  |  |  |  |
anxious/depressed | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Lost to follow up |  |  |  |  |  |
Likert patient satisfaction, n (%)c | n = 527 | n = 461 | n = 317 | n = 240 |  |
 Very satisfied |  | 291 (63) | 203 (64) | 157 (65) | < 0.0001$ |
 Satisfied |  |  | 80 (25) | 60 (25) |  |
 Ambivalent |  | 121 (26) | 17 (5) | 11 (5) |  |
 Dissatisfied |  | 22 (5) | 5 (2) | 3 (1) |  |
 Very dissatisfied |  | 8 (2) | 12 (4) | 9 (4) |  |
 Lost to follow up |  | 19 (4) 66 | 210 | 287 |  |