Table 4

Comparisons of psychological and appraisal of knee function between participants who had and had not returned to their preinjury sport or recreational activity

VariableOverall, mean (SD)Returned to preinjury activity (n=66)Not returned to preinjury activity (n=98)Mean difference (95% CI)p ValueFDR-adjusted significance, q
K-SES (0–10) (n=157)6.9 (2.1)7.7 (1.8)6.4 (2.1)1.3 (0.7 to 2.0)<0.001<0.001
MHLC_internal (6–36) (n=156)25.8 (5.5)25.7 (5.3)25.9 (5.7)−0.2 (−2.0 to 1.5)0.680.69
MHLC_chance (6–36) (n=155)13.0 (5.2)13.2 (5.3)12.9 (5.2)0.3 (−1.4 to 2.1)0.690.69
MHLC_doctors (6–18) (n=157)11.7 (3.1)11.2 (3.0)12.0 (3.2)−0.8 (−1.8 to 0.2)0.160.22
MHLC_others (6–18) (n=157)6.9 (2.1)6.8 (2.1)7.1 (2.2)−0.3 (−1.0 to 0.4)0.340.42
ACL-RSI (1–10) (n=163)4.9 (2.1)6.2 (2.0)4.5 (2.1)1.6 (1.0 to 2.3)<0.001<0.001
TSK (17–68) (n=148)35.6 (8.0)32.1 (7.2)37.8 (7.9)−5.6 (−8.1 to −3.1)<0.001<0.001
KOOS_Sport (0–100) (n=157)70.6 (24.8)77.5 (22.3)65.8 (25.5)11.7 (4.1 to 19.3)<0.01<0.001
KOOS_QoL (0–100) (n=159)62.0 (22.7)70.0 (19.8)56.6 (23.1)13.4 (6.7 to 20.2)<0.001<0.001
ACL-QoL (1–10) (n=155)6.5 (2.0)7.5 (1.8)5.9 (1.9)1.6 (1.0 to 2.2)<0.001<0.001
Satisfaction (1–10) (n=164)6.0 (2.7)7.0 (2.4)5.3 (2.6)1.6 (0.8 to 2.4)<0.001<0.001
  • ACL-QoL, Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Quality of Life scale; ACL-RSI, ACL-Return to Sport after Injury scale; FDR, false discovery rate; KOOS_QoL, Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Scale Quality of Life domain; KOOS_Sport, Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Scale sport domain; K-SES, Knee Self-Efficacy Scale; MHLC, Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale; TSK, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia.