Barriers and facilitators to orthopaedic surgeons' uptake of decision aids for total knee arthroplasty: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is increasing. Differentiating who will derive a clinically meaningful improvement from TKA from others is a key challenge for orthopaedic surgeons. Decision aids can help surgeons select appropriate candidates for surgery, but their uptake has been low. The aim of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to decision aid uptake among orthopaedic surgeons.

Design

A qualitative study involving face-to-face interviews. Questions were constructed on the Theoretical Domains Framework to systematically explore barriers and facilitators.

Setting

One tertiary hospital in Australia.

Participants

Twenty orthopaedic surgeons performing TKA.

Outcome measures

Beliefs underlying similar interview r

SUBMITTER: Bunzli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695436 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature