Challenges with sling use following shoulder surgery: the patients' perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to survey patients who had recently undergone shoulder surgery to assess the challenges they faced while immobilized in a sling and how they overcame those challenges, in order to improve future patient outcomes and satisfaction.

Methods

A retrospective survey, completed 3 months after surgery, asked patients to detail the activities of daily living (ADLs) they found to be challenging while immobilized. Patients across multiple sites quantitatively and qualitatively described their problems and discussed both the amount of help required and the individual methods to complete ADLs. Statistical analysis was performed using an unpaired, two tailed T-test.

Results

Three hundred patients noted the most difficult activities while liv

SUBMITTER: Galetti TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12434999 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature