Determining Patient Concerns Before Joint Arthroplasty
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Materials and Methods
A questionnaire was developed by a team of orthopedic surgeons and researchers with additional questions taken from a survey of a similar study [10]. The survey was piloted on 36 patients and tested for reliability and validity. The result was a 3-part, 32-question, 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. Part 1 consisted of patient demographics, health and surgical history as well as a list of resources commonly used to research joint arthroplasty. Specifically, respondents were asked to list
Results
One hundred fifty-six knee and 85 hip arthroplasty patients returned the survey. The mean age of the respondents was 67, and 59% of the respondents were women. There were no significant differences in ages, sex proportions, or number of reported comorbidities between the hip and knee patient groups. There were significant differences between joint type groups regarding numbers undergoing single and bilateral replacements. Significantly more hips were undergoing a single side replacement (P =
Discussion
Invasive surgical procedures can be a source of anxiety for the patient going through the process. As a result, information imparted to the patient could be unclear and misunderstood at the time of consultation or forgotten during their wait for surgery. The arthroplasty literature has mainly focused on outcomes, not patient concerns. The few studies in existence examining patient concerns involve different payer systems and, therefore, different health care systems.
We were able to find 3
Acknowledgment
The authors thank Jenny Harris and Anny Patterson for their help preparing the survey.
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2012, Journal of ArthroplastyCitation Excerpt :Both these studies reported results comparable with ours; the UCLA, HHS, and SF scores were similar, with statistically significant improvements postoperatively [23,24]. In a recent study, patients with hip and knee arthroplasty were asked what their greatest concerns were going into their surgeries [25]. Patients' top 3 concerns were whether they would experience any complications, when they would be able to walk properly again, and how they could best reduce pain after the surgery.
No benefits or funds were received in support of this study.