Understanding patients' emotional well-being, perceptions and concerns during an unprecedented deferment of arthroplasty: an Italian qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Nearly 40 000 Italian patients had their arthroplasty postponed between March and May 2020 (lockdown period) and experienced a period of several months without knowing when surgeries would resume. The hypothesis was that such conditions caused changes in perceived well-being and quality of life. The study aimed to explore the feelings, perceptions and concerns of orthopaedic patients in Italy during COVID-related arthroplasty rescheduling.

Design

The study designed by an interdisciplinary research group, used a qualitative methodology based on thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews.

Setting

Interviews were conducted by phone from August to November 2021.

Participants

A purposive sample of orthopaedic patients (from North, Centre and South of

SUBMITTER: Urakcheeva I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751775 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature