Understanding patient-reported knowledge of hernia surgery : a quantitative study
Rosselló Jiménez, D. (Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa)
López-Cano, Manuel (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Rodrigues Gonçalves, V. (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Verdaguer Tremolosa, M. (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Saludes Serra, J. (Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona)
Bravo-Salva, Alejandro (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut)
Pereira Rodríguez, J. A. (Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	Purpose: The objective of this study was to gather information on patient-reported knowledge (PRK) in the field of hernia surgery. Methods: A prospective quantitative study was designed to explore different aspects of PRK and opinions regarding hernia surgery. Patients referred for the first time to a surgical service with a presumed diagnosis of hernia and eventual hernia repair were eligible, and those who gave consent completed a simple self-assessment questionnaire before the clinical visit. Results: The study population included 449 patients (72. 8% men, mean age 61. 5). Twenty (4. 5%) patients did not have hernia on physical examination. The patient's perceived health status was "neither bad nor good" or "good" in 56. 6% of cases. Also, more patients considered that hernia repair would be an easy procedure (35. 1%) rather than a difficult one (9. 8%). Although patients were referred by their family physicians, 32 (7. 1%) answered negatively to the question of coming to the visit to assess the presence of a hernia. The most important reason of the medical visit was to receive medical advice (77. 7%), to be operated on as soon as possible (40. 1%) or to be included in the surgical waiting list (35. 9%). Also, 46. 1% of the patients considered that they should undergo a hernia repair and 56. 8% that surgery will be a definitive solution. Conclusion: PRK of patients referred for the first time to an abdominal wall surgery unit with a presumed diagnosis of hernia was quite limited and there is still a long way towards improving knowledge of hernia surgery.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Hernia ; Surgery ; Abdominal wall ; Knowledge ; Patient
Published in:	Hernia, 2021 , ISSN 1248-9204

DOI: 10.1007/s10029-021-02521-6
PMID: 34669079

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