'Maze' not pathway: focus group exploration of patients' and public experiences of the UK NHS elective total joint arthroplasty pathway.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore patient and public perceptions of planned improvements to the National Health Service (NHS) total joint arthroplasty (TJA) pathway.

Design

Three qualitative focus groups undertaken March-May 2018, as part of a mixed-methods evaluation of Getting It Right First Time. Transcripts were subject to framework analysis to identify thematic content between October 2018 and October 2021.

Setting

Elective TJA surgery in the English NHS.

Participants

Two focus groups including patients who had undergone TJA in the previous 2 years (group 1: n=5; group 2: n=4) and the other individuals who had not but were aged 60+ (group 3: n=5). Participants were recruited via community groups and patient panels.

Results

Fourteen individuals took part in the f

SUBMITTER: Jasim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10414077 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature