Factors Influencing Patient Satisfaction With Care and Surgical Outcomes for Total Hip and Knee Replacement.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although patient satisfaction with total joint arthroplasty has been a well-measured outcome, little is known about how preadmission and post-discharge care experiences affect patients' rating of satisfaction.

Objective

This work aimed to identify actionable factors associated with better ratings of overall care and surgical results.

Methods

A 36-item survey assessing care in the preoperative, perioperative, and post-discharge phases of care and across all phases was mailed to 7,031 patients who underwent primary unilateral elective total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty in 2018. Exploratory factor analysis identified 7 actionable domains. Stepwise logistic regression models identified domains associated with ratings of overall care and satisf

SUBMITTER: Wang MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8784075 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature