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Review
. 2024 Nov;17(11):518-525.
doi: 10.1007/s12178-023-09869-5. Epub 2023 Sep 20.

Patient Expectations and Satisfaction in Pediatric Orthopedics

Alejandro Cazzulino  1 , Katherine Bach  2 , Rafael Cordero  3 , Ishaan Swarup  4
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Review

Patient Expectations and Satisfaction in Pediatric Orthopedics

Alejandro Cazzulino et al. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Purpose of review: The purpose of the current review is to analyze the current literature regarding the tools available to evaluate patient expectations and satisfaction. There have been an increasing number of tools that have been developed and validated for various orthopedic procedures. Despite the growing number of tools, there are a limited number of tools available for pediatric patients.

Recent findings: Several tools have been developed in orthopedics to evaluate patient expectations. However, there are no tools that have been validated in the pediatric population. In addition, pediatric patient expectations should be collected in conjunction with parent/caregiver expectations. Although not specifically validated for pediatric patients, there are several tools available that may pertain to pediatric patients including the HSS ACL Expectations Survey, HSS Shoulder Expectations Survey, HSS Knee Surgery Expectations Survey, HSS Foot and Ankle Surgery Expectation Survey, Sunnybrook Surgery Expectations Survey, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Data Evaluation and Management System (MODEMS) Instruments, Quick DASH, and DASH. In terms of patient satisfaction, there are even fewer tools available. Several tools have been developed to evaluate patient satisfaction and five additional tools within orthopedics. Of these tools, there are two that have been validated for pediatric patients: The Swedish Parents Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Scoliosis Research Society-22. There are a growing number of tools to evaluate patient's expectations and satisfaction in the orthopedic literature. Given most of these tools pertain to adult patients, there is a need for further development of tools specifically validated for pediatric patients and their parents/caregivers. Through the measurement of expectations and satisfaction, medical professionals can hope to improve satisfaction and outcomes.

Keywords: Expectations; Pediatrics; Satisfaction; Surveys; Tools.

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Conflict of interest statement

Alejandro Cazzulino, Katherine Bach, Rafael Cordero, and Ishaan Swarup have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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