The primary objective of this study is to determine patient perspective of and satisfaction with follow-up type and frequency after THA and TKA. Therefore, we will send surveys to patients who had a THA or TKA between 1 and 15 years ago.
ID
Source
Brief title
Condition
- Joint disorders
Synonym
Health condition
Total hip or total knee arthroplasty
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
- Surigical procedure
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Information on current follow-up: - Number of controls - Type of control (visit, by phone, e-consult, questionnaires, other) - Content of control (anamnesis, physical examination, radiographs, questionnaires) - Practitioner (orthopedic surgeon, assistant, physician assistant, nurse, general practitioner, physiotherapist) - Importance of follow-up - Satisfaction with current follow-up Information on perspective of follow-up: - Number of controls - Type of control (visit, by phone, e-consult, questionnaires, other) - Content of control (anamnesis, physical examination, radiographs, questionnaires) - Practitioner (orthopedic surgeon, assistant, physician assistant, nurse, general practitioner, physiotherapist)
Secondary outcome
- Age - Gender - Marital status - Zip code - Nationality - Educational status - Smoking status - Internet behaviour - Use of walking aids - Activity level - Hospital of surgery - Medical history of prosthesis, complaints and revision surgery
Background summary
In the Netherlands, routine clinical and radiological examination are advised at six to twelve weeks, one year and five years after THA and TKA. However, a previous survey showed that almost half of the orthopaedic surgeons did not follow the Dutch recommendations for the routine follow-up. Also the vision of the orthopaedic surgeons on the routine follow-up varies extremely. Besides the view of the orthopaedic surgeon it is important to take the opinion of the care receiver into account. Currently it is unclear to what degree patients are satisfied with the current approach of follow-up.
The aim of this study is to get more insight in the perspective of the patients about their need for follow-up. In this study, we will perform a survey, which could provide more insight in the needs of patients regarding follow-up after THA or TKA. We believe that the results of this study may be useful in the development of new guidelines and will provide a framework to discuss follow-up in clinical practice with policy makers, patients and physicians, and thereby ultimately improve care for THA and TKA patients.
Study objective
The primary objective of this study is to determine patient perspective of and satisfaction with follow-up type and frequency after THA and TKA. Therefore, we will send surveys to patients who had a THA or TKA between 1 and 15 years ago.
Study design
Observational study
Age
Inclusion criteria
- At least 18 years old - Total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty between 2005 and 2020 - Still alive - Willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
- Not able to understand and speak Dutch language - Not able to understand and read the questionnaires in the survey
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL9762 |
| Other | METC LDD : N21.104 |