Information needs and development of a question prompt sheet for upper extremity vascularized composite allotransplantation: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with upper extremity (UE) amputations report receiving insufficient information about treatment options. Furthermore, patients commonly report not knowing what questions to ask providers. A question prompt sheet (QPS), or list of questions, can support patient-centered care by empowering patients to ask questions important to them, promoting patient-provider communication, and increasing patient knowledge. This study assessed information needs among people with UE amputations about UE vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) and developed a UE VCA-QPS.

Methods

This multi-site, cross-sectional, mixed-methods study involved in-depth and semi-structured interviews with people with UE amputations to assess information needs and develop a UE VCA-QPS. Qua

SUBMITTER: Gacki-Smith J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9484522 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature