Application of the Oxford Arthroplasty Early Recovery Score for patients undergoing Joint arthroplasty.

Objective: To translate and adapt the Oxford Arthroplasty Early Recovery Score into Chinese, creating an assessment tool suitable for the early postoperative recovery of patients undergoing Joint arthroplasty.

Methods: By adopting the convenience sampling method, 200 patients who had undergone hip arthroplasty at The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College between February 2022 and February 2023, with a two-week follow-up, were selected as the research subjects. Clinical and disease-related data were collected, and a preliminarily analysis was conducted to identify factors influencing early postoperative recovery.

Results: A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed, and all were retrieved, with no invalid questionnaires excluded, resulting in an effective response rate of 100%. The total score of the early postoperative recovery quality of patients averaged (-2.49±12.32) points, the average score of pain sensation was (0.86±5.16) points, the average physical function was (-3.72±4.07) points, and the average psychosocial status was (-2.00±5.02) points. Statistical analysis showed that gender (P=0.004), age (P<0.0001), per capita monthly household income (P<0.0001), course of disease (P<0.0001), and BMI (P=0.006) had a significant effect on early postoperative recovery.

Conclusion: The Chinese version of the OARS scale has good reliability and validity, making it a useful tool for assessing limb function recovery and physical symptom perception in the early postoperative stage for patients undergoing joint arthroplasty.