Does a Patient's Approach to Achieving Goals Influence His or Her Recovery Trajectory After Musculoskeletal Illness?

CONCLUSIONS: To support improvements in disability for patients with upper extremity orthopaedic conditions, surgeons' communication strategies, including explanations of diagnoses and recovery trajectories, should focus on increasing patients' level of promotion (for example, by emphasizing gains and promoting positive thinking), rather than prevention (for example, by providing reassurance and problem-solving what might go wrong).
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, prognostic study.
PMID: 32568893 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - June 15, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Vranceanu AM, Reichman M, Mace RA, Mohamadi A, Chen N Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research