The study includes 49 patients who were 55.7 years old on average. The patients had adult spinal deformity and were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to complete either over-the-phone or in-office. There were also patients who underwent in-office completion followed by phone completion.
Here are five things to know:
1. There weren’t any difference between the phone and in-office versions of the SRS-22r or the ODI.
2. The intraclass correlation coefficient for SRS-22r was 0.91.
3. The intraclass correlation coefficient for ODI as 0.86.
4. The most popular option was completing the scores over the phone. More than half — 57 percent preferred the phone call; only 29 percent preferred the in-office interviews. Fourteen percent didn’t have a preference.
5. The phone administration provided a convenient and reliable tool to reduce follow-up data loss, the study authors concluded.
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