Depression and Non-modifiable Patient Factors Associated with Patient Satisfaction in an Academic Orthopaedic Outpatient Clinic: Is it More Than a Provider Issue?
CONCLUSIONS: Given the association of depression with lower satisfaction with a single visit at the orthopaedic clinic, providers should screen for depression and address the issue during the outpatient encounter. The impact of such comprehensive care or subsequent treatment of depression on improving patient-reported satisfaction offers areas of future study.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study.
PMID: 31764330 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tisano BK, Nakonezny PA, Gross BS, Martinez JR, Wells JE Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research
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