Physical Therapy Use, Costs, and Value for Latent Classes of Good vs Poor Outcome in Patients Who Catastrophize About Their Pain Prior to Knee Arthroplasty.

To examine use, costs, and value of physical therapy (PT) among subgroups. We conducted an observational study of data from a randomized trial of a pain coping skills intervention. Good and poor outcome subgroups were determined based on Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Inde...

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Published in:Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Vol. 102; no. 7; pp. 1347 - 1352
Main Authors: Orndahl, Christine M., Perera, Robert A., Hung, Anna, Dumenci, Levent, Riddle, Daniel L.
Format: research Journal Article
Published: W B Saunders Jul2021
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        atl: Physical Therapy Use, Costs, and Value for Latent Classes of Good vs Poor Outcome in Patients Who Catastrophize About Their Pain Prior to Knee Arthroplasty.
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          Orndahl, Christine M.
          Perera, Robert A.
          Hung, Anna
          Dumenci, Levent
          Riddle, Daniel L.
        affil: Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
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          Physical Therapy Economics
          Health Care Costs
          Pain
          Attitude to Illness
          Patient Attitudes
          Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
          Treatment Outcomes
          Value-Based Health Care
          Human
          Nonexperimental Studies
          After Care
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Comparative Studies
          Academic Medical Centers
          Coping
          Arthritis Education
      ab: To examine use, costs, and value of physical therapy (PT) among subgroups. We conducted an observational study of data from a randomized trial of a pain coping skills intervention. Good and poor outcome subgroups were determined based on Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain and Physical Function scores. The use and costs of PT care as well as changes in WOMAC Pain and Physical Function scores over 4 time periods during a 1-year follow-up were reported. We compared the number of PT visits, total PT costs, and cost per 1-unit improvement in WOMAC scores for the 2 latent subgroups. Five academic medical centers. Patients who catastrophized about their pain prior to knee arthroplasty (N=384). Pain coping skills training, arthritis education, and usual care. The WOMAC Pain Scale was the primary outcome. The value of PT was lower and the cost of PT was higher for poor vs good outcome subgroups beginning 2 months after knee arthroplasty. For example, during the 2- to 6-month period, participants in the poor outcome subgroup incurred a PT cost of $5181.22 per 1-unit improvement in WOMAC Pain compared with $437.87 per 1-unit improvement in WOMAC Pain for the good outcome subgroup (P <.001). From the 6- to 12-month period, WOMAC scores worsened for the poor outcome subgroup, indicating no benefit from PT. Patients in 2 latent classes demonstrated clinically important differences in value of PT. Future research should identify rehabilitation-based interventions that reduce utilization and enhance effectiveness for patients at high risk for poor outcome. • Costs and value of physical therapy vary depending on whether patients experience a good vs poor outcome. • For the poor outcome subgroup, patients experienced worsening pain and function from 6-12 months postsurgery. • Identification of alternative lower cost interventions for patients at risk for poor outcome is a research priority.
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