Exploring patient acceptability of a short-stay care pathway in hospital post arthroplasty: A theory-informed qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Arthroplasty is an effective, yet costly, surgical procedure for end-stage osteoarthritis. Shorter stays in hospital are being piloted in Australia. In some countries, short stay is established practice, associated with improving perioperative care and enhanced recovery after surgery practices. Exploring the acceptability to patients of a short stay care pathway in hospital postarthroplasty is important for informing health policy, adoption and potential scalability of this model of care.

Methods

Consecutive patients at one site, at least 3 months post total joint arthroplasty, were invited to participate in theory-informed semi-structured qualitative interviews. The Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA) informed development of the interview guide. Interv

SUBMITTER: McDonald CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9327831 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature