Establishing a hierarchy of total knee arthroplasty patients' goals and its congruity to health professionals' perceptions: a cohort study

• DOI: 10.1111/ans.18817
• Publication Date: 2023-12-10T09:58:55Z
• Authors: Sascha Karunaratne; Ian Andrew Harris; Mark Horsley; Lyndal Trevena; Michael Solomon
• Keywords: Health Professionals

Abstract Background To formulate a hierarchy of primary goals patients prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and evaluate the agreement between health professionals regarding this patient goals. Methods The five most important for each 110 consecutive booked June October 2019 were identified. Goals grouped into themes then formulated. This was randomized provided 94 professionals, including orthopaedic surgeons ( n = 49), rheumatologists 16), physiotherapists 16) general practitioners 13). These ranked based on their belief what patients. Results Ten overarching identified, with being improving mobility, reducing pain, daily tasks, participating in social & leisure activities regaining range motion. Health these highly similar exceptions that quality life near top (much higher than patients) mobility bottom half lower patients). Ranking professional group. Conclusion Pain are patients, correctly identifying as such. However, higher, incongruity should be considered by when educating communicating treatment outcomes.