Patient comprehension of hip arthroscopy: an investigation of health literacy.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have demonstrated that patients have significant impairments in understanding their injury and appropriate course of management in orthopedic surgery. The purpose of this investigation is to determine if patients are able to obtain a fundamental understanding of the requisite care associated with hip arthroscopy. Any patient who elected to have hip arthroscopy was prospectively recruited to participate in the study. All patients were told they would be asked to complete a questionnaire about their surgery and post-operative instructions. The answers to each question of the questionnaire they would receive at the first post-operative visit were verbally given to each patient during the pre-operative visit. They were also given a post-operative instruction sheet on the day of

SUBMITTER: Waryasz GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7605774 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature