This study will be conducted at Mulago Teaching Hospital. Patients coming to the ER with an orthopaedic injury will be approached. If a patient consents to be part of the study, they will complete a questionnaire. Participation in the study will end as soon as the questionnaire is completed.
All patients will be recruited from the orthopedics inpatient wards and emergency department at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Only patients who have sustained an orthopedics injury will be included in this study, and the severity will be recorded for future references. No Protected Health Information (PHI) will be collected throughout the study. Steps 1. Identify patients from Mulago Teaching Hospital 2. Enrollment of patients into survey study 3. Administer survey to patients at 1st meet up 4. Administer survey to doctor-in-charge? 5. Compilations of survey results into excel spreadsheet. Participants will be assigned an ID. The study team does not intend to collect any PHI. 6. Statistical Analysis.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Mulago National Referral Hospital
Kampala, Uganda
Immediate social-economic impact of orthopedics trauma as measured by socio-Economic Questionnaire
A short socio-economic questionnaire will be provided to all enrolled patients
Time frame: approximately 20 minutes
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.