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. 2020 Oct;11(Suppl 5):S823-S828.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.06.037. Epub 2020 Jun 27.

Early patient satisfaction following orthopaedic surgery

Bailey Howard  1 , Ali Aneizi  1 , Vidushan Nadarajah  1   2 , Patrick M J Sajak  1 , Dominic J Ventimiglia  1 , Cameran I Burt  1 , Min Zhan  3 , Ngozi M Akabudike  1 , R Frank Henn 3rd  1
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Early patient satisfaction following orthopaedic surgery

Bailey Howard et al. J Clin Orthop Trauma. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Background: The healthcare industry is shifting its focus from traditional clinical outcome measures to patient satisfaction metrics. This change has caused orthopaedic surgeons to become increasingly interested in factors influencing patient satisfaction, which would allow them to potentially modify these factors in an effort to increase postoperative satisfaction. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with patient satisfaction two weeks following extremity orthopaedic surgery.

Methods: Patients completed questionnaires preoperatively to assess demographics, activity, pain, expectations, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) computer adaptive testing for Physical Function, Pain Interference, Social Satisfaction, Depression, Anxiety, and Fatigue. Two weeks after their operation, patients completed the same questionnaires in addition to an Improvement Survey and Met Expectations. Satisfaction was assessed with the Surgical Satisfaction Questionnaire.

Results: Greater surgical satisfaction two weeks following orthopaedic surgery was associated with higher education, alcohol use, better scores on all PROMIS domains at baseline and two weeks, greater activity levels at baseline and two weeks, less bodily pain at baseline and two weeks, less pain in the surgical site at two weeks, greater met expectations, and greater improvement (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: This study provides important information about patient satisfaction two weeks after orthopaedic surgery.

Keywords: Early satisfaction; Orthopaedic surgery; PROMIS; Patient reported outcomes.

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