Healthcare disparities: patients' perspectives on barriers to joint replacement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Racial and ethnic disparities in arthroplasty utilization are evident, but the reasons are not known. We aimed to identify concerns that may contribute to barriers to arthroplasty from the patient's perspective.

Methods

We identified patients' concerns about arthroplasty by performing a mixed methods study. Themes identified during semi-structured interviews with Black and Hispanic patients with advanced symptomatic hip or knee arthritis were used to develop a questionnaire to quantify and prioritize their concerns. Multiple linear and logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the association between race/ethnicity and the importance of each theme. Models were adjusted for sex, insurance, education, HOOS, JR/KOOS, JR, and discussion of joint replacem

SUBMITTER: Goodman SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10726517 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature