ArticleBMC research notes2013
Attitudes to knee osteoarthritis and total knee replacement in Arab women: a qualitative study.
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- Current Status and Future Prospects for Shared Decision Making Before and After Total Knee Replacement Surgery-A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The knowledge and self-management educational needs of older adults with knee osteoarthritis: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Knowledge and attitude towards total knee arthroplasty among the public in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide population-based study.International orthopaedics · 2018Article
- Patients' perceived needs of osteoarthritis health information: A systematic scoping review.PloS one · 2018Article
- Patient-based outcome analysis is important to determine the success of total knee arthroplasty: result of a focus group discussion.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Article
- Patients' decision making in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review of qualitative research.Bone & joint research · 2015Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundTotal Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is offered to patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) in the oil-rich countries in the Gulf region without adequate understanding of their perceptions, preferences or pain experiences. This study aimed to explore the pain experience and mobility limitation as well as the patient's decision making process to undertake TKA among women with knee pain in the waiting list for surgery.
methodsFive focus group discussions were conducted comprised of 39 women with severe knee OA from the waiting list for TKA in the only orthopaedic hospital in Kuwait. Discussions were recorded, transcribed and coded for themes to identify the factors considered to be important in decision-making for TKA.
resultsExperiencing knee pain was central to daily living and affected patients and their families. Mobility limitation was shaped by a strong sense of expected obligation to take care of the family. Two major sources of TKA delay were identified; one was due to late clinical advice to undergo TKA which was the result of receiving several consultations from different clinicians each of whom tried the medical management for OA. The second delay occurred after the clinical advice for TKA and was mainly due to ambivalence of patients because of fear of the operation and the lack of information about TKA that resulted in unclear expectations of the surgery.
conclusionsBoth verbal and written information about TKA should be provided as part of preoperative rehabilitation. This is critical to improve doctor-patient interactions and facilitate informed decision about the procedure and thus achieve patient-centered healthcare.
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