Study Protocol for a Focus Group Discussion About the Patients' Perspective on Carotid Endarterectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The outcomes of carotid surgery are commonly evaluated using parameters such as mortality and stroke. The importance of these parameters is based on doctors' and scientific perspectives. Presently, patient centered health care aims to value the evaluation from patients' perspective, mostly using Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs). The true significance of outcomes of carotid surgery that matter most to the patients is largely unknown. The aim of this study is to identify and verify the patients' perspective on carotid surgery for patients with a symptomatic and significant carotid stenosis.

Methods and outcomes

An exploratory semi-structured focus group discussion will be used, as a quality research method. Three groups consisting of 8 patients (n = 24), wh

SUBMITTER: Marsman MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11804139 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature