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Evaluation of Patient Expectations and Outcomes after Distal Radius Fractures.
BACKGROUND: Patient expectations influence patient-reported outcomes after musculoskeletal injuries. The goal of this study is to determine how pretreatment expectations correlate with outcomes in patients with distal radius fractures.
METHODS: Seventy-five patients with an isolated distal radius fracture were prospectively enrolled into nonoperative and operative cohorts. The Trauma Expectation Factor-Trauma Outcome Measure (TEF-TOM) score was the primary outcome measure. Trauma Expectation Factor scores were recorded at the time of enrollment, and TOM scores were recorded at 3, 6, and 12 months. Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (qDASH) and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) scores were also recorded.
RESULTS: Trauma Outcome Measure scores at all time points were worse than expected ( P < .01). Expectations were higher for patients younger than 65 years than for the 65+ group ( P = .02). In patients aged 65+ years, mean TOM at 3 months was not significantly different than expected ( P = .11) but decreased by 6 ( P = .04) and 12 months ( P < .01). Baseline TEF and TEF-TOM scores were not significantly different between operative and nonoperative groups ( P = .37). Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand and PRWE scores were not significantly different between age or treatment groups at the final follow-up.
CONCLUSIONS: The overall treatment of distal radial injuries in our study did not meet patient expectations. Patients aged 65 years or older had lower expectations but were not able to predict their outcomes better than patients aged <65 years. There were no differences in TEF or TOM by treatment method. Patients demonstrated improved functional outcomes (qDASH/PRWE) at all time points regardless of age and treatment method.
METHODS: Seventy-five patients with an isolated distal radius fracture were prospectively enrolled into nonoperative and operative cohorts. The Trauma Expectation Factor-Trauma Outcome Measure (TEF-TOM) score was the primary outcome measure. Trauma Expectation Factor scores were recorded at the time of enrollment, and TOM scores were recorded at 3, 6, and 12 months. Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (qDASH) and Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE) scores were also recorded.
RESULTS: Trauma Outcome Measure scores at all time points were worse than expected ( P < .01). Expectations were higher for patients younger than 65 years than for the 65+ group ( P = .02). In patients aged 65+ years, mean TOM at 3 months was not significantly different than expected ( P = .11) but decreased by 6 ( P = .04) and 12 months ( P < .01). Baseline TEF and TEF-TOM scores were not significantly different between operative and nonoperative groups ( P = .37). Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand and PRWE scores were not significantly different between age or treatment groups at the final follow-up.
CONCLUSIONS: The overall treatment of distal radial injuries in our study did not meet patient expectations. Patients aged 65 years or older had lower expectations but were not able to predict their outcomes better than patients aged <65 years. There were no differences in TEF or TOM by treatment method. Patients demonstrated improved functional outcomes (qDASH/PRWE) at all time points regardless of age and treatment method.
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