Undergoing Orthopaedic Day Surgery: What Factors Are Associated With patients' Feeling of Safety and Their Recovery?

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The study aimed to examine factors associated with the perceived feeling of safety and postoperative recovery in patients who have undergone orthopaedic day surgery under regional anaesthesia.

Design

The design was quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional. The study participants comprised a consecutive sample (n = 209) of patients who underwent orthopaedic day surgery under regional anaesthesia.

Methods

A questionnaire was sent to the home addresses of the study population approximately 3 weeks postoperatively. The questionnaire included the Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale (FSS), the Swedish version of the post-discharge surgical recovery scale (S-PSR), and questions concerning background variables. Multivariate regression models were used to examine the a

SUBMITTER: Larsson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12340746 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature