Qualitative interviews to identify burden of illness, impacts and costs associated with surgical site infections

Gelhorn H. L., Anand S. B., Parvizi J., Morrison T., Yu H., Pokrzywinski R., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH, cilt.7, sa.4, ss.357-367, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2217/cer-2017-0075
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.357-367
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aim: To gather qualitative data from patients on the burden, impacts and costs of surgical site infections (SSI) requiring second surgeries. Patients & methods: 15 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). Results: Patients 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. Conclusion: SSIs 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.