Abstract
A study among day-case and inpatients on an orthopaedic ward has been carried out to assess patient satisfaction. A single-page questionnaire were mailed to 445 patients, 388 (87.2%) returned the questionnaire. Three hundred and fifty five (79.8%) answers were usable. We found an overall rate of satisfaction with the given treatment of 71.3%, 20.3% were dissatisfied. We found the group of day-case patients more satisfied than the group of inpatients. The group of patients who underwent arthroscopic surgery were identified as being the most dissatisfied. There were among all patients a large group who were dissatisfied with the amount of perioperative information and especially the amount of postoperative out-patient control. We recommend a higher degree of written information including information about risk of complications and failures.
| Translated title of the contribution | Patient satisfaction--a study of patients' assessment of the treatment at a department of orthopedic surgery |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 155 |
| Issue number | 51 |
| Pages (from-to) | 4162-4165 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Dec 1993 |