Comparative analysis of the quality of life regarding patients who underwent hip replacement in public versus private hospitals in Hungary

• Published in: Scientific reports 2024-05, Vol.14 (1), p.10031-10031, Article 10031
• Main Authors: Kajos, Luca Fanni, Molics, Bálint, Than, Péter, Gőbel, Gyula, Elmer, Diána, Pónusz-Kovács, Dalma, Csákvári, Tímea, Kovács, Bettina, Horváth, Lilla, Bódis, József, Boncz, Imre
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 692/1537/805; 692/4023/1670/407; 692/4023/1671/1354; 692/699/1670/407; 692/700/478; 692/700/784; Aged; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - psychology; Comparative analysis; Female; Health care; Hip; Hip replacement; Hospitals; Hospitals, Private; Hospitals, Public; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Hungary; Joint replacement surgery; Male; Mental health; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; OHS; Patients; Public and private hospital; Quality of Life; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); SF-36; Sociodemographics; Surgery; Surgical outcomes; Surveys and Questionnaires
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60720-4

The study aimed to investigate the impact of hip replacement surgery on the quality of life and to compare the outcomes by sociodemographic and surgical data in Hungarian public and private hospitals. Patients were selected at the Department of Orthopaedics (Clinical Centre, University of Pécs) and at the Da Vinci Private Clinic in Pécs. Patients completed the SF-36 and Oxford Hip Score (OHS) questionnaires before the surgery, 6 weeks and 3 months later. We also evaluated socio-demographic data, disease and surgical conditions. The research involved 128 patients, 60 patients in public, 68 patients in private hospital. Despite the different sociodemographic characteristics and surgical outcomes of public and private healthcare patients, both groups had significantly improved the quality of life 3 months after hip replacement surgery measured by OHS and SF-36 physical health scores ( p