Pain and function deteriorate in patients awaiting total joint arthroplasty that has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 2 Pain and function responses compared between patients that wanted total joint arthroplasty despite the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (Yes) to patients that did not want elective surgery as soon as possible (No)¹

Current state in comparison to before TJA postponement	Want TJA despite COVID-19 pandemic		P value
Function	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)
Functionality due to joint pain			0.002
Much less	26 (16.05)	0 (0)
Less	89 (54.94)	8 (38.1)
Same	42 (25.93)	8 (38.1)
More	2 (1.23)	4 (19.05)
Much more	3 (1.85)	1 (4.76)
Walking distance			0.034
Much less	27 (16.56)	3 (14.29)
Less	55 (33.74)	3 (14.29)
Same	77 (47.24)	11 (52.38)
More	3 (1.84)	4 (19.05)
Much more	1 (0.61)	0 (0)
Sitting			0.63
Much less	15 (9.2)	3 (15.97)
Less	53 (32.52)	4 (21.05)
Same	90 (55.21)	11 (57.89)
More	5 (3.07)	1 (5.26)
Sleep			0.572
Much less	21 (12.88)	4 (19.05)
Less	21 (12.88)	4 (19.05)
Same	94 (57.67)	10 (47.62)
More	19 (11.66)	1 (4.76)
Much more	8 (4.91)	2 (9.52)
Pain	Yes, n (%)	No, n (%)
Joint pain			0.037
Decreased	20 (12.27)	3 (15.79)
Same	48 (29.45)	10 (52.63)
Increased	95 (58.28)	6 (31.58)
Access to pain medication			0.714
No	30 (27.03)	5 (35.71)
Yes	81 (72.97)	9 (64.29)
Need for pain medication			0.05
Much less	6 (3.87)	2 (10)
Less	8 (5.16)	4 (20)
Same	65 (41.94)	9 (45)
More	44 (28.39)	3 (15)
Much more	32 (20.65)	2 (10)
	Yes, mean (± SD)	No, mean (± SD)	P value
NRS pain score	7.54 ± 2.02	3.09 ± 3.27	< 0.000

¹Yes (n = 164); No (n = 21). COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019; NRS: Numerical rating scale; SD: Standard deviation; TJA: Total joint arthroplasty.