ArticleJournal of comparative effectiveness research2018
Qualitative interviews to identify burden of illness, impacts and costs associated with surgical site infections.
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- Clinicians' and Patients' Experiences and Perceptions on the Prevention and Management of Surgical Site Infections: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Prognostic models for surgical-site infection in gastrointestinal surgery: systematic review.The British journal of surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Implementation interventions in preventing surgical site infections in abdominal surgery: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2020Pooled it
- How Much Does Prosthetic Joint Infection and Its Successful Treatment Affect Patient-reported Quality of Life?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2025Observational
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aimTo gather qualitative data from patients on the burden, impacts and costs of surgical site infections (SSI) requiring second surgeries. PATIENTS &
methods15 adults with SSIs from spinal (n = 4), knee replacement (n = 3) or hip replacement (n = 8) surgery participated in a focus group or individual interview. Patients completed the PROMIS Physical Functioning (PF) Short Form 10A (PROMIS-PF).
resultsPatients reported impacts within four primary domains: PF/activity-related; social/emotional; financial/employment; and energy/sleep. The mean PROMIS-PF score was 39.3 (standard deviation = 12.1), over one standard deviation below 50, the US norm.
conclusionSSIs impart a broad and significant impact on patients and their families. These burdens will be important to capture when selecting patient-reported outcome measures for this patient population.
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