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Questionnaire: Oxford Hip Score (OHS)

This article details what questions are asked in the OHS questionnaire, and how the results are displayed in the Accurx inbox.

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Written by Cam
Updated over 10 months ago

Permission to use and reproduce the Oxford Hip Score (OHS) has been granted by Oxford University Innovation’s Clinical Outcomes team. You can visit their website for more information about the measure or how to obtain a copyright licence: Clinical Outcomes Measures - Oxford University Innovation”.

We have built a tool that helps healthcare teams gather patient-reported outcomes to assess function and pain with patients undergoing hip replacement surgery.

💬 Enrolment SMS as shown below 👇:

Once the patient has accessed the link, they will be prompted to enter their date of birth to access the questionnaire. 📆

Questions:

1. On which side of your body is the affected hip for which you are receiving treatment or experiencing symptoms?

(If you say ‘both’, please complete this first questionnaire thinking about the right side. A second questionnaire, for the left side, will follow.)

  • Left

  • Right

  • Both

2. During the past 4 weeks, how would you describe the pain you USUALLY have from your hip?

  • None

  • Very mild

  • Mild

  • Moderate

  • Severe

3. During the past 4 weeks, have you had any trouble with washing and drying yourself (all over) because of your hip?

  • No trouble at all

  • Very little trouble

  • Moderate trouble

  • Extreme difficulty

  • Impossible to do

4. During the past 4 weeks, have you had any trouble getting in and out of a car or using public transport because of your hip?

(Whichever you tend to use.)

  • No trouble at all

  • Very little trouble

  • Moderate trouble

  • Extreme difficulty

  • Impossible to do

5. During the past 4 weeks, have you been able to put on a pair of socks, stockings or tights?

  • Yes, easily

  • With little difficulty

  • With moderate difficulty

  • With extreme difficulty

  • No, impossible

6. During the past 4 weeks, COULD you do the household shopping on your own?

  • Yes, easily

  • With little difficulty

  • With moderate difficulty

  • With extreme difficulty

  • No, impossible

7. During the past 4 weeks, for how long have you been able to walk before pain from your hip becomes severe?

(With or without a stick.)

  • No pain/More than 30 minutes

  • 16 to 30 minutes

  • 5 to 15 minutes

  • Around the house only

  • Not at all/pain severe when walking

8. During the past 4 weeks, have you been able to climb a flight of stairs?

  • Yes, easily

  • With little difficulty

  • With moderate difficulty

  • With extreme difficulty

  • No, impossible

9. During the past 4 weeks, after a meal (sat at a table), how painful has it been for you to stand up from a chair because of your hip?

  • Not at all painful

  • Slightly painful

  • Moderately painful

  • Very painful

  • Unbearable

10. During the past 4 weeks, have you been limping when walking, because of your hip?

  • Rarely/never

  • Sometimes, or just at first

  • Often, not just at first

  • Most of the time

  • All of the time

11. During the past 4 weeks, have you had any sudden, severe pain - ‘shooting’, ‘stabbing’ or ‘spasms’ - from the affected hip?

  • No days

  • Only 1 or 2 days

  • Some days

  • Most days

  • Every day

12. During the past 4 weeks, how much has pain in your hip interfered with your usual work?

(Including housework.)

  • Not at all

  • A little bit

  • Moderately

  • Greatly

  • Totally

13. During the past 4 weeks, have you been troubled by pain from your hip in bed at night?

  • No nights

  • Only 1 or 2 nights

  • Some nights

  • Most nights

  • Every night

The patient will be displayed a summary of their answers to review and submit. 👇

summary of answers

The patient will be thanked for submitting their answers, given advice and displayed the option to return to their conversation. 👇

Response

The patient's response will enter the Oxford Hip Score team within the inbox.

Each patient response is displayed alongside the full question, with the corresponding score next to it in brackets.

patient response

The total score is found at the bottom of the page, where it can be compared against the reference guide provided.


If you have any other questions at all, please chat with our support team by clicking the green message icon in the bottom right 👉

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