Postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A qualitative study

Background: The purpose was to explore which postoperative outcomes are important to patients operated for inguinal hernia to gain a better insight into the patient experience going through surgery. Methods: A qualitative study was performed using semistructured individual interviews. Participants w...

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Main Authors: Anders Gram-Hanssen, MD, PhD, Jannie Laursen, RN, PhD, Dennis Zetner, MD, PhD, Jacob Rosenberg, MD, DMSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258984502200046X
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author Anders Gram-Hanssen, MD, PhD
Jannie Laursen, RN, PhD
Dennis Zetner, MD, PhD
Jacob Rosenberg, MD, DMSc
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Jannie Laursen, RN, PhD
Dennis Zetner, MD, PhD
Jacob Rosenberg, MD, DMSc
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description Background: The purpose was to explore which postoperative outcomes are important to patients operated for inguinal hernia to gain a better insight into the patient experience going through surgery. Methods: A qualitative study was performed using semistructured individual interviews. Participants were all male and had undergone inguinal hernia repair. Data were analyzed with directed content analysis. Results: Ten patients were interviewed. Identified domains were function, sensation, expectations, appearance, social aspects, and satisfaction with surgeon/staff. Preoperative functional limitations were the main motivation for seeking surgery, and postoperative functional improvement seemed to be the most important factor determining overall patient satisfaction. Conclusion: Patients consider a wide range of factors when assessing the outcome of their inguinal hernia repair. Our results suggest that the current practice of outcome assessment of inguinal hernia repair with focus on recurrence may be too narrow and may not adequately reflect the patients' experience. Summary: This qualitative study explored patients' perspectives on postoperative outcome after inguinal hernia repair, and the identified domains of importance were function, sensation, expectations, appearance, social aspects, and satisfaction with surgeon/staff. These results highlight that patients emphasize a wide range of elements when assessing the outcome of their inguinal hernia repair that are important to acknowledge, as current practice of outcome assessment of inguinal hernia repair may be too narrow.
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spelling doaj.art-fea2b5ebb58e49e08fd3f459c5049c402022-12-22T03:44:26ZengElsevierSurgery Open Science2589-84502022-10-01107682Postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A qualitative studyAnders Gram-Hanssen, MD, PhD0Jannie Laursen, RN, PhD1Dennis Zetner, MD, PhD2Jacob Rosenberg, MD, DMSc3Center for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev, Herlev, Denmark; Corresponding author at: Center for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Herlev Hospital, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark. Tel.: 0045 2622 5318.Falck Denmark, Copenhagen, DenmarkCenter for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev, Herlev, DenmarkCenter for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev, Herlev, DenmarkBackground: The purpose was to explore which postoperative outcomes are important to patients operated for inguinal hernia to gain a better insight into the patient experience going through surgery. Methods: A qualitative study was performed using semistructured individual interviews. Participants were all male and had undergone inguinal hernia repair. Data were analyzed with directed content analysis. Results: Ten patients were interviewed. Identified domains were function, sensation, expectations, appearance, social aspects, and satisfaction with surgeon/staff. Preoperative functional limitations were the main motivation for seeking surgery, and postoperative functional improvement seemed to be the most important factor determining overall patient satisfaction. Conclusion: Patients consider a wide range of factors when assessing the outcome of their inguinal hernia repair. Our results suggest that the current practice of outcome assessment of inguinal hernia repair with focus on recurrence may be too narrow and may not adequately reflect the patients' experience. Summary: This qualitative study explored patients' perspectives on postoperative outcome after inguinal hernia repair, and the identified domains of importance were function, sensation, expectations, appearance, social aspects, and satisfaction with surgeon/staff. These results highlight that patients emphasize a wide range of elements when assessing the outcome of their inguinal hernia repair that are important to acknowledge, as current practice of outcome assessment of inguinal hernia repair may be too narrow.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258984502200046X
spellingShingle Anders Gram-Hanssen, MD, PhD
Jannie Laursen, RN, PhD
Dennis Zetner, MD, PhD
Jacob Rosenberg, MD, DMSc
Postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A qualitative study
Surgery Open Science
title Postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A qualitative study
title_full Postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A qualitative study
title_fullStr Postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A qualitative study
title_short Postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A qualitative study
title_sort postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair a qualitative study
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