Core psychosocial insights, challenges, and opportunities in the orthopedic surgery care of children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This is the second phase in an investigation of the psychosocial impact of orthopedic surgery on adolescents. What are the core psychosocial factors that shape the experience of adolescent patients aged 11-18 who are undergoing orthopedic surgery?

Methods

Two 43-question surveys (preoperative and postoperative) were developed as modified versions of the survey used in phase 1. The preoperative survey was administered 2 weeks before surgery. The postoperative survey was administered 6 weeks later. Responses were collected from free-response and Likert-scale questions exploring patient-physician relationships, office visits/hospital stays, family, peers, academics, sports, and surgical expectations. The survey was administered prospectively to patients aged 11-18 under

SUBMITTER: Hamilton AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556609 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature