A qualitative analysis of decision-making for total knee replacement in patients with osteoarthritis

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 158-163

  Suarez Almazor, Maria E ^a   Richardson, Marsha ^a   Kroll, Tony L ^b   Sharf, Barbara F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Osteoarthritis; Patient education; Qqualitative research; Total joint replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ETHNICITY; FEAR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 77953127483     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181df4de4     Document Type: Article

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