None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The study tests the hypothesis that people do not differentiate hope from expectation when completing surveys about their expectations from surgery. By randomising the order of distribution of the survey (A or B) for people attending the waitlist management clinic, we can test whether people who complete the survey which differentiates hope from expectation report lower (more realistic) expectations compared to those who complete the survey which does not have any explanation.
Interventions
Group B completes the same survey as Group A (usual care) about patient expectations from surgery at the first appointment to the waitlist management program, and the survey includes the following explanation differentiating hope from expectation - "This survey is asking about what you expect from your surgery based on what you have been told and what you have observed. It is NOT asking about what you are hoping for. Hope and expectations are different as illustrated by the following - You may h
Group B completes the same survey as Group A (usual care) about patient expectations from surgery at the first appointment to the waitlist management program, and the survey includes the following explanation differentiating hope from expectation - "This survey is asking about what you expect from your surgery based on what you have been told and what you have observed. It is NOT asking about what you are hoping for. Hope and expectations are different as illustrated by the following - You may hope to win the lottery, but you do not expect to. " Administration staff will hand out the survey in person, only once. The survey will take 1-2 minutes to complete.
Sponsors
South West Sydney Local Health District
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
People who are undergoing primary (first-time) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA) (on the index joint) and who can speak English.
Exclusion criteria
Those who are undergoing revision surgery or those unable to comprehend the survey in English.
Outcome results
None listed