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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2019

Healthcare professionals' perceived problems in fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty: results of a qualitative interview study.

Miia Marika Jansson, Marja Harjumaa, Ari-Pekka Puhto, Minna Pikkarainen

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Miia Marika JanssonResearch Group of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. miia.jansson@oulu.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-0325
Marja HarjumaaVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, P.O.Box 1100, FI-90571, Oulu, Finland.
Ari-Pekka PuhtoDivision of Operative Care, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, P.O.Box 21, FI-90029, Oulu, Finland.
Minna PikkarainenResearch Group of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.

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backgroundFast-track and outpatient arthroplasty methodologies combine evidence-based clinical features with organizational optimization resulting in a streamlined pathway from admission to discharge and beyond. This qualitative study explored perceived problems of healthcare professionals during fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty.

methodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with four surgeons, two anesthesiologists, ten nurses, and four physiotherapists. An inductive content analysis was used to analyze the data. NVivo qualitative data analysis software was used.

resultsAnalysis of the data revealed eight main categories of problems: patient selection, referrals, meeting the Health Care Guarantee, patient flow, homecare, patient counseling, transparency of the journey, and receiving feedback. In addition, problems related to information flows and communication, responsibilities between different stakeholders, and existing information systems were identified.

conclusionsThe study revealed that healthcare professionals perceived several problems during the fast-track journey that reduce its effectiveness and make it more difficult to meet the Health Care Guarantee. Problems could be alleviated by changing internal and external organizational practices, as well as by developing new information and communication technologies that would provide up-to-date communication channels for healthcare professionals and patients. In addition, new collaboration mechanisms should be developed in order to solve the problems that occur across different organizations.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelPerceptionQualitative ResearchArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsArthroplastyNew information and communication technologiesPatient journeyQualitative research

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PMCPMC6727416

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