Are Longer Waits Associated with Lower Satisfaction and Worse Recovery? A Retrospective Observational Study of Hip and Knee Replacement in England

Objectives: To examine whether longer waits for hip and knee replacement were associated with higher post-operative patient dissatisfaction and smaller patient-reported functional improvement, and whether worse post-operative satisfaction was associated with smaller functional improvement, in National Health Service (NHS) care in England. Design: Retrospective observational study linking respondent-level Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) to provider-year Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times, with a supplementary comparison of the wait-dissatisfaction relationship in general practi

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