ArticleThe archives of bone and joint surgery2016
Assessment of Decisional Conflict about the Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, Comparing Patients and Physicians.
Article in The archives of bone and joint surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03532373 (Testing of a Tool to Elicit Patient Preferences for CTS), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Testing of a Tool to Elicit Patient Preferences for CTS
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- The patient-doctor relationship questionnaire (PDRQ-9). An overview of 20 years of research and a proposal for normalisation of scores. Systematic review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Exploring patient perception of decision-making in carpal tunnel release surgery: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies.Hand therapy · 2024Review
- Examining the Public's Most Frequently Asked Questions About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Appraising Online Information About Treatment.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- The Impact of Experience Versus Decision Aids on Patient Preference Toward Virtual Care.Telemedicine reports · 2024Article
- An Intraindividual Comparison of Open versus Paine Retinaculotome Release for Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2023Article
- Mini-open carpal tunnel release: technique, feasibility and clinical outcome compared to the conventional procedure in a long-term follow-up.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs part of the process of developing a decision aid for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) according to the Ottawa Decision Support Framework, we were interested in the level of 'decisional conflict' of hand surgeons and patients with CTS. This study addresses the null hypothesis that there is no difference between surgeon and patient decisional conflict with respect to test and treatment options for CTS. Secondary analyses assess the impact of patient and physician demographics and the strength of the patient-physician relationship on decisional conflict.
methodsOne-hundred-twenty-three observers of the Science of Variation Group (SOVG) and 84 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome completed a survey regarding the Decisional Conflict Scale. Patients also filled out the Pain Self-efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) and the Patient Doctor Relationship Questionnaire (PDRQ-9).
resultsOn average, patients had significantly greater decision conflict and scored higher on most subscales of the decisional conflict scale than hand surgeons. Factors associated with greater decision conflict were specific hand surgeon, less self-efficacy (confidence that one can achieve one's goals in spite of pain), and higher PDRQ (relationship between patient and doctor). Surgeons from Europe have--on average--significantly more decision conflict than surgeons in the United States of America.
conclusionsPatients with CTS have more decision conflict than hand surgeons. Decision aids might help narrow this gap in decisional conflict.
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