The Impact of Waiting Time on Health Gains from Surgery: Evidence from a National Patient-reported Outcome Dataset

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 955-968

  Nikolova, Silviya ^a   Harrison, Mark ^b,c,d   Sutton, Matt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

patient reported outcome measures; surgery; waiting times

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HERNIA SURGERY; HIP REPLACEMENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; KNEE REPLACEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN SURGERY; WAITING TIME; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; UTILIZATION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84930079349     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3195     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Department of Health. 2008. Guidance on the routine collection of patient t reported outcome measures (PROMs). [Online] Available at: http://www.mstrust.org.uk/competencies/downloads/NHS-PROMS.pdf [Accessed 5 November 2013].
2. Brealey S, Andronis L, Dale V, Gibbon AJ, Gilbert FJ, Hendry M et al. 2012. The effect of waiting times from general practitioner referral to MRI or orthopaedic consultation for the knee on patient-based outcomes. Br J Radiol 85(1019): e1134–e1139.
3. Borowitz M, Moran V, Sicliani L. 2013. Waiting times for health care: a conceptual framework. Chapter 1. In Waiting Times Policies in the Health Sector: What Works? OECD Health Policy Studies. OECD Publishing: s. l.
4. Cullis JG, Jones PR, Propper C. 2000. Waiting lists and medical treatment: analysis and policies. In Culyer J, Newhouse JP (eds). Handbook of Health Economics, 1 edn, vol. 1 A. Oxford: North Holland, pp. 1201–1249.
5. Desmeules F, Dionne CE, Belzile ÉL, Bourbonnais R, Frémont P. 2012. The impacts of pre-surgery wait for total knee replacement on pain, function and health-related quality of life six months after surgery. J Eval Clin Pract. 18(1): 111–120.
6. Desmeules F, Dionne CE, Belzile ÉL, Bourbonnais R, Frémont P. 2010. The burden of wait for knee replacement surgery: effects on pain, function and health-related quality of life at the time of surgery. Rheumatology 49(5): 945–954.
7. Dolan P. 1997. Modeling valuations for EuroQol health states. Medical Care 35(11:)1095–108.
8. Escobar A et al. 2009. Waiting list management: priority criteria or first-in first-out? A case for total joint replacement. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 15(4): 595–601.
9. Fielden JM, Cumming JM, Horne JG, Devane PA, Slack A, Gallagher LM. 2005. Waiting for Hip Arthroplasty: Economic Costs and Health Outcomes. J Arthroplasty 20(8): 990–997.
10. Garbuz DS et al. 2006. Delays worsen quality of life outcome of primary total hip arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 447: 79–84.
11. Gomes M, Gutacker N, Bojke C, Street A. 2015. Addressing missing data in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): implications for the use of PROMs for comparing provider performance. Health Economics (Forthcoming).
12. Hajat S et al. 2002. Does waiting for total hip replacement matter? Prospective cohort study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 7(1): 19–25.
13. Health and Social Care Information Centre. 2013. Provisional monthly patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in England - April 2011 to March 2012, pre- and post-operative data, s.l: http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?productid=11551&q=title%3a%22Provisional+Monthly+Patient%22&sort=Most+recent&size=10&page=2#top.
14. Hirvonen J, Blom M, Tuominen U, Seitsalo S, Lehto M, Paavolainen P et al. 2007. Evaluating waiting time effect on health outcomes at admission: a prospective randomized study on patients with osteoarthritis of the knee joint. J Eval Clin Pract 13(5): 728–733.
15. Hurst NP et al. 2000. Does waiting matter? A randomized controlled trial of new non-urgent rheumatology out-patient referrals. Rheumatology 39(4): 369–376.
16. Kelly KD, Voaklander DC, Johnston DWC, Newman SC, Suarez-Almazor ME. 2001. Change in pain and function while waiting for major joint arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 16(3): 351–359.
17. Koch KT, Piek JJ, David GK, Mulder K, Peters RJ, Lie KI 1997. Does a waiting time for elective coronary angioplasty affect the primary success rate? Heart 77(5): 432–436.
18. Koopmanschap MA, Brouwer WBF, Hakkaart-Van Roijen L, van Exel NJA. 2005. Influence of waiting time on cost-effectiveness. Social Science and Medicine 60(11): 2501–2504.
19. Laudicella M, Siciliani L, Cookson R. 2012. Waiting times and socio-economic status: evidence from England. Social Science and Medicine 74(9): 1331–1341.
20. Légaré J-F, MacLean A, Buth KJ, Sullivan JA. 2005. Assessing the risk of waiting for coronary artery bypass graft surgery among patients with stenosis of the left main coronary artery. CMAJ Can Med Assoc J. 173(4): 371–375.
21. Lynch ME et al. 2008. A systematic review of the effect of waiting for treatment for chronic pain. Pain 136(1-2): 97–116.
22. NICE. 2008. Guide to the Methods of Technology Appraisal. s.n.: London.
23. NICE. 2013. Guide to the Methods of Technology Appraisal. NICE: London.
24. Noseworthy TW et al. 2005. Towards Establishing Evidence-based Benchmarks for Acceptable Waiting Times for Joint Replacement Surgery Calgary. s.l.: s.n.: Alberta.
25. Office for National Statistics. 2011. Interim life tables, 1980-82 to 2008-10, England: Available: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lifetables/interim-life-tables/2008-2010/rft-ilt-eng-2008-10.xls [Accessed on 17.07.2013].
26. Oudhoff JP et al. 2007. Waiting for elective general surgery: impact on health related quality of life and psychosocial consequences. BMC Public Health 164(7).
27. Ostendorf M, Buskens E, van Stel H, Schrijvers A, Marting L, Dhert W. et al. 2004. Waiting for total hip arthroplasty: Avoidable loss in quality time and preventable deterioration. J Arthroplasty 19(3): 302–309.
28. Propper C. 1995. The disutility of time spent on the United Kingdom's National Health Service waiting lists. Journal of Human Resources 30(4): 677–700.
29. Propper C, Sutton M, Whitnall C, Windmeijer F. 2010. Incentives and targets in hospital care: evidence from a natural experiment. Journal of Public Economics 94(3-4): 318–335.
30. Sampalis J, Boukas S, Liberman M, Reid T, Dupuis G. 2001. Impact of waiting time on the quality of life of patients awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting. CMAJ Can Med Assoc J. 165(4): 429–433.
31. Sari I, Acar Z, Nurkalem Z, Uslu N, Davutoglu V, Ates M et al. 2007. Preoperative Clinical Status but not Waiting Time Predicts In-Hospital Outcomes of Surgery in Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis. Tohoku J Exp Med. 213(2): 173–180.
32. Sarin S et al. 1993. Does venous function deteriorate in patients waiting for varicose vein surgery? Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 86(1): 8621–23.
33. Smith P, Sutton M. 2013. United Kingdom. Chapter 16. In Siciliani L, Borowitz M, Moran V (eds). Waiting Times Policies in the Health Sector: What Works? OECD Health Policy Studies. OECD Publishing: s.l.
34. Tuominen U et al. 2010. Is longer waiting time for total knee replacement associated with health outcomes and medication costs? Randomized clinic. Value in Health 13(8): 998–1004.