Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Orthopedics
Brief summary
Investigators are interested to see whether patients who received a visit question prompt list before the consultation ask more questions, feel more actively involved in their healthcare, and think of their surgeon as being more empathetic.
Detailed description
Visiting a doctor with a musculoskeletal problem can be quite a daunting experience for patients. A visit question prompt list may help to empower patients and increase their role in active decision-making. Previous studies have shown that patient activation is correlated with a disability, pain intensity, and satisfaction with treatment. Perceived empathy is strongly associated with satisfaction among people with arm problems. A list that prompts patients to ask about things that matter to them, might improve their connection with the surgeon and their perceived empathy. The investigators are interested to see whether patients who received a visit question prompt list before the consultation ask more questions, feel more actively involved in their healthcare, and think of their surgeon as being more empathetic.
Interventions
OTHERPrompt list
The patients in the intervention group will review a prompt list before their visit.
Sponsors
University of Texas at Austin
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
All new, adult (18+ years old) patients seeing an orthopedic surgeon for a consultation will be invited to enroll. Randomization will be done through an Excel random number generator. The patients in the intervention group will review a prompt list before their visit. The research assistant will shadow the surgeon to count the amount of questions they ask during their visit. Patients in both groups will fill out a survey entailing demographics, the Decisional Conflict Scale, the JSPPE, the PAM score and a satisfaction scale at the end of the visit.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patients (18+) * Orthopedic visit
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who are illiterate. * Patients who do not speak English.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Decisional Conflict Scale | Baseline | Questionnaire assessing decision conflict |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Scale of Patient's Perceptions of Physician Empathy | Baseline | Patient perceived of physician empathy as measured by the JSPPE |
| Patient Activation Measure-13 | Baseline | Patient activation as measured by PAM-13 |
| Satisfaction scale | Baseline | Questionnaire measuring to what degree patients are satisfied with the care they received. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed