{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["26(3)"],"submitter":["Jimenez DR"],"funding":["Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Purpose</h4>The objective of this study was to gather information on patient-reported knowledge (PRK) in the field of hernia surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective quantitative study was designed to explore different aspects of PRK and opinions regarding hernia surgery. Patients referred for the first time to a surgical service with a presumed diagnosis of hernia and eventual hernia repair were eligible, and those who gave consent completed a simple self-assessment questionnaire before the clinical visit.<h4>Results</h4>The study population included 449 patients (72.8% men, mean age 61.5). Twenty (4.5%) patients did not have hernia on physical examination. The patient's perceived health status was \"neither bad nor good\" or \"good\" in 56.6% of cases. Also, more patients considered that hernia repair would be an easy procedure (35.1%) rather than a difficult one (9.8%). Although patients were referred by their family physicians, 32 (7.1%) answered negatively to the question of coming to the visit to assess the presence of a hernia. The most important reason of the medical visit was to receive medical advice (77.7%), to be operated on as soon as possible (40.1%) or to be included in the surgical waiting list (35.9%). Also, 46.1% of the patients considered that they should undergo a hernia repair and 56.8% that surgery will be a definitive solution.<h4>Conclusion</h4>PRK of patients referred for the first time to an abdominal wall surgery unit with a presumed diagnosis of hernia was quite limited and there is still a long way towards improving knowledge of hernia surgery."],"journal":["Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery"],"pagination":["761-768"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9200871"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Understanding patient-reported knowledge of hernia surgery: a quantitative study."],"pmcid":["PMC9200871"],"pubmed_authors":["Tremolosa MV","Goncalves VR","Rodriguez JAP","Serra JS","Lopez-Cano M","Jimenez DR","Bravo-Salva A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Understanding patient-reported knowledge of hernia surgery: a quantitative study.","description":"<h4>Purpose</h4>The objective of this study was to gather information on patient-reported knowledge (PRK) in the field of hernia surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective quantitative study was designed to explore different aspects of PRK and opinions regarding hernia surgery. Patients referred for the first time to a surgical service with a presumed diagnosis of hernia and eventual hernia repair were eligible, and those who gave consent completed a simple self-assessment questionnaire before the clinical visit.<h4>Results</h4>The study population included 449 patients (72.8% men, mean age 61.5). Twenty (4.5%) patients did not have hernia on physical examination. The patient's perceived health status was \"neither bad nor good\" or \"good\" in 56.6% of cases. Also, more patients considered that hernia repair would be an easy procedure (35.1%) rather than a difficult one (9.8%). Although patients were referred by their family physicians, 32 (7.1%) answered negatively to the question of coming to the visit to assess the presence of a hernia. The most important reason of the medical visit was to receive medical advice (77.7%), to be operated on as soon as possible (40.1%) or to be included in the surgical waiting list (35.9%). Also, 46.1% of the patients considered that they should undergo a hernia repair and 56.8% that surgery will be a definitive solution.<h4>Conclusion</h4>PRK of patients referred for the first time to an abdominal wall surgery unit with a presumed diagnosis of hernia was quite limited and there is still a long way towards improving knowledge of hernia surgery.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Jun","modification":"2024-11-15T05:01:28.001Z","creation":"2024-11-15T05:01:28.001Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9200871","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34669079"],"doi":["10.1007/s10029-021-02521-6"]}}