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ArticleVascular and endovascular surgery2025

Study Protocol for a Focus Group Discussion About the Patients' Perspective on Carotid Endarterectomy.

M S Marsman, G G Koning, B P W Jansen, M M P J Reijnen, M Habibovic, P W H E Vriens

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M S MarsmanDepartment of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0006-2568-9969
G G KoningDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Euregio Hospital, Nordhorn, Germany.
B P W JansenDepartment of Neurology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
M M P J ReijnenDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, the Netherlands.
M HabibovicDepartment of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
P W H E VriensDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands.

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introductionThe outcomes of carotid surgery are commonly evaluated using parameters such as mortality and stroke. The importance of these parameters is based on doctors' and scientific perspectives. Presently, patient centered health care aims to value the evaluation from patients' perspective, mostly using Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs). The true significance of outcomes of carotid surgery that matter most to the patients is largely unknown. The aim of this study is to identify and verify the patients' perspective on carotid surgery for patients with a symptomatic and significant carotid stenosis. METHODS AND OUTCOMES: An exploratory semi-structured focus group discussion will be used, as a quality research method. Three groups consisting of 8 patients ( DISCUSSION: Patients' perspective on outcomes regarding their carotid surgery will be explored and tried to be identified. The results of the focus group discussions may fuel the ongoing global discussion on improving evidence based and patient reported outcome measures and will help the clinical physician to 'understand' their patients better. Focus group discussions may aid in the purpose of verification of PROs and PROMs.

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Carotid StenosisEndarterectomy, CarotidFocus GroupsPatient-Centered CarePatient Reported Outcome MeasuresHumansStrokecarotidcriticaldecisionendarterectomyeversionfocus groupgrading of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluationsmortalitypatch angioplastypatient centered outcomespatient’s perspectivestrokevascular surgeryverified patient-reported outcomes

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