Understanding patient-reported knowledge of hernia surgery : a quantitative study

D. Rosselló Jiménez, Manuel López-Cano, V. Rodrigues Gonçalves, M. Verdaguer Tremolosa, J. Saludes Serra, Alejandro Bravo-Salva, J. A. Pereira Rodríguez

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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.
Idioma originalAnglès
RevistaHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
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Estat de la publicacióPublicada - 2021

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