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The decision-making threshold and the factors that affect it : a qualitative study of patients' decision-making in knee replacement surgery
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Barlow, Timothy, Scott, Patricia, Thomson, L., Griffin, Damian R. and Realpe, Alba (2018) The decision-making threshold and the factors that affect it : a qualitative study of patients' decision-making in knee replacement surgery. Musculoskeletal Care, 16 (1). pp. 3-12. doi:10.1002/msc.1190
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1190
Abstract
Background
Osteoarthritis is a significant cause of burden to the ageing population and knee replacement is a common operation for treatment of end-stage disease. We aimed to explore these factors to help understand patients' decision-making, which is critical in informing patient-centred care. These can be used to enhance decision-making and dialogue between clinicians and patients, allowing a more informed choice.
Methods
The study consisted of two focus groups, in a patient cohort after total knee replacement followed by more in-depth interviews to further test and explore themes from the focus groups, in patients in either the deliberation stage or the decision-making stage.
Results
Using qualitative research methods (iterative thematic analysis) reviewing decision-making and deliberation phases of making informed choices we found nine key themes that emerged from the study groups.
Conclusions
An awareness of the deliberation phase, the factors that influence it, the stress associated with it, preferred models of care, and the influence of the decision-making threshold will aid useful communication between doctors and patients.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RD Surgery | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Total knee replacement -- Patients -- Decision making | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Musculoskeletal Care | ||||||||
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1478-2189 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | March 2018 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 16 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 3-12 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1002/msc.1190 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access |
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