Informed consent for total knee arthroplasty: exploration of patient`s information acquisition and decision-making processes-a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an option for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Patients have high expectations regarding the benefits of the actual operation. Patients can seek a second opinion on the indication for TKA. In a study, less than half of recommended TKAs were confirmed by the second opinion and conservative treatments are not fully utilized. Informed consent forms that are used in Germany usually do not meet the requirements to support informed decision-making. Our aim was to describe the process from the diagnosis of knee OA through the decision-making process to the informed consent process for TKA, and to understand when, how, and by whom decisions are made. Moreover, we wanted to describe patients' information needs and preferences about knee

SUBMITTER: Zacher S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10494361 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature