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Defining hip pain for population studies.

F Birrell1, M Lunt, G J Macfarlane

  • 1ARC Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
|December 21, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Defining hip pain using both verbal and pictorial descriptions strongly correlates with indicators of hip disease. This combined approach is recommended for accurately identifying hip pain in studies.

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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Rheumatology
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Accurate identification of hip joint pain is challenging due to a lack of standardized definitions.
  • Existing methods for defining hip pain in clinical and epidemiological research are not universally accepted.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of verbal versus pictorial descriptions in identifying hip pain.
  • To determine the most reliable method for ascertaining hip pain in population-based studies.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional, population-based study involving 2935 subjects.
  • Comparison of hip pain ascertainment using a pain diagram versus a direct question.
  • Assessment of clinical indices including range of motion and radiographic changes.

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Main Results:

  • Subjects meeting both verbal and pictorial criteria for hip pain showed higher analgesic use, physician consultations, and walking difficulties.
  • Radiographic damage was more prevalent in subjects who met both hip pain criteria.
  • Range of motion differences were less conclusive.

Conclusions:

  • A combined verbal and pictorial definition of hip pain demonstrates the strongest association with indicators of hip disease.
  • This dual-definition approach is recommended for precise hip pain identification in research settings.