Table 1 Barriers to Arthroplasty Survey
From: Healthcare disparities: patients’ perspectives on barriers to joint replacement
The following statements are factors people think about when getting a joint replacement. Please check the box that shows how important these items would be if you were thinking about getting a joint replacement | |||||
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Not at all | A little | Somewhat | Very | Extremely | |
Cost and Insurance | |||||
Cost of a joint replacement | |||||
Cost of the co-pay for a joint replacement | |||||
Cost of a co-pay for physical therapy after joint replacement | |||||
Insurance status | |||||
Recovery | |||||
Availability of someone to help me recover from a joint replacement | |||||
Availability to take care of my family/friends while I undergo joint replacement | |||||
Concern of being healthy enough to undergo joint replacement surgery | |||||
Accessing transportation to get to physical therapy appointments | |||||
Finding good physical therapy centers in my community | |||||
Concerns about how hard the recovery after a joint replacement will be | |||||
Trust in the surgeon | |||||
Finding a surgeon I trust | |||||
Figuring out how to find a qualified and experienced surgeon | |||||
Finding a surgeon who understands what I need | |||||
Surgical outcome | |||||
Fear that I will need another joint replacement after the first one because I am young | |||||
Fear that a joint replacement will not help me walk and function better | |||||
Fear that the joint replacement will not improve my pain | |||||
Timing | |||||
Having a joint replacement is the last resort, and I think I should wait longer | |||||
Having many medical problems and having a joint replacement is not a priority now | |||||
Not doing everything I can do (like lose weight) to avoid having a joint replacement | |||||
Not having bad enough joint pain to have a joint replacement | |||||
Not having enough information to decide about having a joint replacement | |||||