Table 3 Items in the Swedish Post-discharge Surgery Recovery (S-PSR) and dimensions in the Quality of Recovery-23 (QoR-23) scales in all patients and in different day surgical groups on postoperative day 7 (mean, standard deviation)
All patients (n=471) | Orthopaedic patients (n=278) | General surgery patients (n=137) | Gynaecological patients (n=56) | p-value | Posthocb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S-PSR items (score 1–10)a | |||||||||
1. | Alertness | 7.4 (2.3) | 7.3 (2.3) | 7.4 (2.3) | 7.5 (2.5) | 0.696 | - | - | - |
2. | Pain | 7.1 (2.3) | 6.7 (2.4) | 7.4 (2.2) | 8.4 (2.0) | <0.001 | A | B | C |
3. | Tiredness | 7.0 (2.1) | 7.0 (2.1) | 6.8 (2.2) | 7.1 (2.2) | 0.548 | - | - | - |
4. | Usual activity | 6.3 (2.6) | 5.7 (2.6) | 7.0 (2.5) | 7.2 (2.6) | <0.001 | A | B | - |
5. | Daytime nap | 7.3 (2.6) | 7.3 (2.6) | 7.2 (2.6) | 7.4 (2.7) | 0.921 | - | - | - |
6. | Mobility | 6.0 (2.6) | 5.5 (2.5) | 6.5 (2.5) | 7.4 (2.4) | <0.001 | A | B | - |
7. | Stay at home | 8.0 (2.4) | 7.9 (2.4) | 8.0 (2.3) | 8.2 (2.6) | 0.512 | - | - | - |
8. | Physical exercise | 6.9 (2.5) | 6.7 (2.5) | 7.2 (2.4) | 7.0 (2.7) | 0.198 | - | - | - |
9. | Expectations | 7.3 (2.5) | 7.3 (2.5) | 7.1 (2.5) | 8.1 (2.5) | 0.039 | - | - | C |
10. | Recovery | 7.1 (2.4) | 6.9 (2.4) | 7.2 (2.4) | 7.8 (2.3) | 0.054 | - | - | - |
11. | Normal life | 6.2 (3.0) | 5.7 (3.0) | 6.7 (3.0) | 7.3 (3.0) | <0.001 | A | B | - |
12. | Frame of mind | 8.1 (2.6) | 8.0 (2.6) | 8.1 (2.6) | 8.4 (2.6) | 0.628 | - | - | - |
QoR-23 dimensions (score 1–5)c | |||||||||
Physical comfort (10 items, range 10–50) | 45.7 (5.0) | 45.4 (5.3) | 46.1 (4.2) | 46.2 (5.2) | 0.315 | - | - | - | |
Emotional state (8 items, range 8–40) | 35.0 (5.4) | 34.7 (5.8) | 35.3 (4.7) | 36.0 (4.7) | 0.196 | - | - | - | |
Physical independence (5 items, range 5–25) | 22.4 (3.1) | 21.9 (3.2) | 23.4 (1.7) | 22.4 (4.7) | <0.001 | - | B | - | |