What influences patient satisfaction after total knee replacement? A qualitative long-term follow-up study.

Nardia-Rose Klem Anne J SmithPeter O'SullivanMichelle M DowseyRobert SchützePeter KentPeter Fm ChoongSamantha Bunzli

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

The findings provide support for patient satisfaction being a multifactorial construct that is potentially modifiable over time. Clinicians may apply the conceptual model we have described to optimise satisfaction in patients up to 3-4 years post-TKR.

Keyphrases

patient satisfaction
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
total knee arthroplasty
prognostic factors
palliative care
patient reported outcomes