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

Table 3 Mental health 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

Mental health responses	Want TJA despite COVID-19 Pandemic, n (%)		P value
	Yes	No
Weight change since TJA postponement			0.423
Lost	30 (27.03)	3 (18.75)
Same	50 (45.05)	6 (37.50)
Gained	31 (27.93)	7 (43.75)
Feelings of isolation or loneliness			0.89
Yes	51 (32.48)	8 (34.78)
No	106 (67.52)	15 (65.22)
Anxiety to get infected with COVID-19			0.133
No	15.43	14.29
Minimal	10.49	14.29
Neutral	9.88	28.57
Moderate	26.54	19.05
Severe	37.65	23.81
Anxiety to spread COVID-19 to relatives			0.016
No	26 (16.46)	2 (9.52)
Minimal	13 (8.23)	4 (19.05)
Neutral	9 (5.7)	5 (23.81)
Moderate	35 (22.15)	4 (19.05)
Severe	75 (47.47)	6 (28.57)
Anxiety about finances due to COVID-19			0.785
No	16 (10.06)	2 (9.52)
Minimal	36 (22.64)	4 (19.05)
Neutral	70 (44.03)	12 (57.14)
Moderate	19 (11.95)	1 (4.76)
Severe	18 (11.23)	2 (9.52)

¹Yes (n = 164); No (n = 21). COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019; TJA: Total joint arthroplasty.