Why do people undergo THR and what do they expect to gain - a comparison of the views of patients and health care professionals
Author(s)
Bahadori, Shayan
Collard, Sarah
Williams, Jonathan Mark
Swain, Ian
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Little concerted effort has been made to understand why individuals undergo total hip replacement (THR) surgery and their rehabilitation goals. Similarly, insight of views and perspective of health care professionals' (HCPs) regarding surgery and what objective measures help them with decision-making is lacking. This patient and public involvement report aimed to explore both patients' and HCPs' perspectives of THR surgery. Twenty patients, 10 pre-THR, 10 post-THR, 9 physiotherapists, and 6 surgeons took part. Results suggest a consensus among patients and HCPs on pain reduction being the main reason for undergoing THR. The inability to carry out simple daily activities such as dog walking and sleep deprivation had a significant effect on patients' mental and physical well-being. This article is the first to explore the views of THR patients and HCPs on reasons behind THR surgery amalgamated into a single report. As walking is important, wearable activity monitors are suggested as a possible motivator to enhance patient compliance to self-care rehabilitation and increase quality of life. A future research project on the use of such wearable activity monitors in enhancing mobility post-THR is therefore planned.
Date Issued
2020-12
Date Acceptance
2020-09-01
Citation
Journal of Patient Experience, 2020, 7 (6), pp.1778-1787
ISSN
2374-3735
Publisher
SAGE Publishing
Start Page
1778
End Page
1787
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Patient Experience
Volume
7
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
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License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further
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License URL
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33457643
Subjects
health care professionals
patient and public involvement
patient experience
total hip replacement
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2020-09-16