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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of patients in group 1 and group 2

From: Psychological symptoms and the MCID of the DASH score in shoulder surgery

 

Group 1

Group 2

p value

N = 32

N = 110

Mean age (year; SD)

57.7 (13.7)

50.7 (15.5)

p = 0.017

Male gender (no. [%])

10 (31%)

70 (64%)

p = 0.002

Duration of symptoms (months; SD)

35.2 (42.7)

34.0 (51.4)

p = 0.893

History of surgery (no. [%])

7 (22%)

10 (9%)

p = 0.004

Diagnosis:

  

p = 0.042

 Subacromial pain syndrome n = 17

3 (9%)

9 (8%)

 Rotator cuff rupture n = 68

13 (41%)

41 (37%)

 

 Glenohumeral instability n = 39

3 (9%)

30 (27%)

 

 AC osteoarthritis n = 20

2 (6%)

16 (15%)

 

 Glenohumeral osteoarthritis n = 29

10 (31%)

13 (12%)

 

 Frozen shoulder n = 3

1 (3%)

1 (1%)

 

DASH preop

55.5 (19.8)

35.3 (21.2)

p < 0.001

DASH postop

34.8 (20.5)

12.1 (12.1)

p < 0.001

DASH change

−20.7 (21.7)

−23.3 (22.1)

p = 0.559

  1. Group 1: preoperative and postoperative with one or more psychological disorders. Group 2: preoperative and postoperative with no psychological disorders