Patient expectations and satisfaction in hand surgery: A new assessment approach through a valid and reliable survey questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Assessing patient expectations in orthopaedic surgery has gained significant importance over time. However, there have been only a few studies on how to measure such expectations in hand surgery. Against the backdrop, the study was designed to develop a valid and reliable expectations survey for patients undergoing hand surgery and to identify the correlations between preoperative expectations and postoperative satisfaction.

Materials and methods

This is a three-phase prospective cohort study. In the first phase of the study (146 patients), patient expectations were assessed while developing a draft questionnaire based on frequency and clinical relevance. In the second phase (154 patients newly included), test-retest reliability was measured to ensure test consi

SUBMITTER: Choi SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9767329 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature