Table 3 Characteristics of included studies
From: Assessing demographic access to hip replacement surgery in the United Kingdom: a systematic review
Ref. | Date | Study design | Study population | Study timeframe | Data Source | Measurement domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[34] | 2009 | Ecological study | 11,392 English hip replacement patients | SASH data: 1994 to 1995 ELSA data: March 2002 to March 2003 | SASH study (local scale) and ELSA study (national scale) | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (2004 English IMD) - Occupational social class - Non-white ethnicity and ethnic mix of residence - BMI Rurality |
[2] | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | 54,636 English hip replacement patients | April 2009 to October 2010 | PROMs Programme for surgical outcome linked to patient-level HES data | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (2007 English IMD) - Ethnicity - Duration of symptoms Comorbidities |
[29] | 2009 | Cross-sectional study | 373 English and Welsh hip replacement patients | 2006 to 2007 | Internal, patient level data from 16 centres: 13 NHS hospitals, 2 independent sector treatment centres and 1 private hospital | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (2004 English IMD) - Comorbidities - Overall health status Quality of life (EQ-5D) |
[27] | 2009 | Ecological study | 406,253 English hip replacement patients | January 1997 to December 2007 | Unspecified patient-level hospital data | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (Carstairs index of deprivation) - Rurality of patient residence Provider of care (private, foundation trust, teaching hospital, specialist hospital, traditional NHS) |
[1] | 2010 | Cross-sectional study | n/a | SASH data: 1994 to 1995 ELSA data: March 2002 to March 2003 HES data: 2001/2 financial year | Assessing need: SASH study (local-scale) and ELSA study (national- scale) Assessing provision: Patient-level HES data | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (2004 English IMD) - Ethnic mix of patient residence - Rurality - Distance travelled to receive care - Primary diagnosis Hospital variables (number of hip operations, orthopaedic training centre status, rate of consultants, and operating theatres |
[30] | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | 33,709 English hip replacement patients (from 163 separate hospitals) | 2001/2 financial year | Patient-level HES data | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (2004 English IMD) - Number of diagnoses at hospital admission - Primary diagnosis Hospital fixed effects |
[35] | 2015 | Ecological study | 405,259 English hip-replacement patients | 2002 to 2009 | ECHO project -patient-level data collected from England, Denmark, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (unspecified index) |
[36] | 2014 | Ecological study | 47,069 Scottish hip replacement patients | SMR data: April 1998 to March 2008 ISD data: financial year 2002/3 and 2007/8 | Patient-level SMR data and ISD data on NHS-funded hip replacements performed in private sector | - Age - Gender Area-based deprivation (2006 Scottish IMD) |
[31] | 2007 | Cross-sectional study | n/a | Financial year 1991/2 and financial year 2001/2 | Patient-level HES data | - Age - Gender Area-based deprivation (Townsend deprivation Z-score) |
[32] | 2009 | Cross-sectional study | n/a | Financial year 2002/3 | Patient-level HES data | - Age - Gender - Area level deprivation (2004 English IMD) - Rurality of residence - Ethnic mix of residence Hospital variables (number of hip operations, orthopaedic training centre status, rate of consultants, operating theatres and bed occupancy rates |
[4] | 2017 | Ecological study | 293,325 English hip replacement patients | April 2003 to December 2012 | Patient-level NJR data linked to HES | - Age - Gender - Area based deprivation (2010 English IMD) - Ethnicity - Primary diagnosis - BMI - ASA score Quality of life (EQ-5D) |
[37] | 2009 | Ecological study | 1865 Scottish hip replacement patients | January 1998 to March 2005 | Internal, patient-level data from Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (2006 Scottish IMD) - BMI - Smoking status - Comorbidities - Surgical complications - Mortality - ASA score of presurgical fitness Quality of life (SF-36) |
[28] | 2010 | Cross-sectional study | 282 English hip replacement patients | March 2004 to October 2005 | Internal, patient-level data from North Middlesex Hospital, London | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (2004 English IMD) - White ethnicity - ASA score - Surgery duration Morbidity |
[39] | 2011 | Longitudinal study | 1312 Scottish hip replacement patients | January 2006 to November 2008 | Internal, patient-level data from Royal Infirmary Edinburgh | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (Carstairs index) - BMI - Primary diagnosis - Comorbidities - Surgical complications - 90-day mortality rate Quality of life (SF-12) |
[33] | 2013 | Cross-sectional study | 59,680 English hip replacement patients | April 2009 to February 2011 | PROMs Programme for surgical outcome linked to patient-level HES data | - Age - Gender - Area-level deprivation (2007 English IMD) - Non-white ethnicity - Primary diagnosis - Comorbidities - General Health Hospital fixed effects |
[38] | 2011 | Ecological study | 274,679 English hip replacement patients | 2001 to 2008 | Unspecified patient-level hospital data | - Age - Gender - Area-based deprivation (2004 English IMD) - Number of diagnoses Hospital activity |