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ArticleOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2025

Patient perspectives on the desirability of social worker support in outpatient orthopaedic trauma clinics.

Sheila Sprague, Natalie Fleming, Marc Gonsalves, Jamal Al-Asiri, Herman Johal, Dale Williams, Faisal Al-Zahrani, Jodi L Gallant, Sara Renaud, Kaitlyn Pusztai and 4 more

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Article in OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06973655 (Social Worker Presence in Outpatient Fracture Clinics), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Social Worker Presence in Outpatient Fracture Clinics: A Batched Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorSheila SpragueRan2025 to 2028Enrolled2,000ConditionsOrthopaedic Fractures, Socioeconomic FactorsArmsSocial Work support
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14 authors.

Sheila SpragueDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Natalie FlemingDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Marc GonsalvesDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Jamal Al-AsiriDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Herman JohalDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Dale WilliamsDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Faisal Al-ZahraniDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Jodi L GallantDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Sara RenaudDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Kaitlyn PusztaiDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Sarah MacRaeDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Megan ZalzalSchool of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Sofia BzovskyDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Brad PetrisorDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study examined the benefits of a dedicated social worker in the fracture clinic setting as perceived by patients and caregivers. Methods: This cross-sectional survey engaged patients aged 18 and older presenting to the fracture clinic associated with a level 1 trauma center. Surveys were available in English and Arabic and included 11 questions designed to measure level of agreement with various aspects of social worker presence in the outpatient fracture clinic. Results: A total of 199 patients and caregivers participated in this study. Most of the participants were female (61.8%) and older than the age of 50 (57.1%). While there was nuance in the circumstances and issues participants felt were appropriate for social worker assistance, most (95.4%) found the general premise of having a dedicated social worker available in the fracture clinic to be acceptable and believed that it would be beneficial to fracture clinic patients. Participants indicated that social workers could support trauma patients with multiple issues (≥60% level of agreement across all items). Conclusions: Orthopaedic trauma patients and their caregivers overwhelmingly support the addition of a dedicated social worker to the fracture clinic, with a high level of agreement across demographic groups and proposed social worker interventions. The patient and caregiver population finds the fracture clinic to be an appropriate and viable setting for the mitigation of nonphysical impacts of orthopaedic trauma. These findings can inform the development of potential future additions of social services to the fracture clinic. Level of Evidence: Level IV.

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