Table 4 Patient requests for more information on specific topics, with common free text responses below
Topic (n = 80) | n = (%) | |
Post-Operative Pain | 22 (27.5) | |
How long to recover | 20 (25.0) | |
How long before they can work | 16 (20.0) | |
Who will be in the operating room with the patient | 8 (10.0) | |
Pain medication | 8 (10.0) | |
Support available | 7 (8.8) | |
The procedure | 6 (7.5) | |
How to care for wounds | 6 (7.5) | |
Frequent free-text responses (n = 47): | ||
Recovery | n = 16 | “More information on recovery timelines and milestones” – Pt 38 “Specific restrictions - e.g. can I ever do breaststroke or lean over?” – Pt 78 “Medium to long term rehab - information dropped off after the first few weeks” – Pt 69 |
Procedure | N = 11 | “How long would the surgery take?” – Pt 22 “What sort of hip it will be. (material)” – Pt 8 “How long the scar will be and where specifically it will be.” – Pt 7 |
Physiotherapy | n = 5 | “More physio exercises/videos in the initial recovery phase” – Pt 80 “Consistency between physios” – Pt 4 |
Driving | n = 3 | “More on driving - unsure if I can or not” – Pt 53 |