Goal Achievement and Patient Satisfaction in Benign Hysterectomy

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center57 enrolled

Overview

This study evaluates patient goal achievement and satisfaction in benign hysterectomy. Patient's will state their goals prior to undergoing benign hysterectomy, and will receive a follow-up questionnaire 3 months post-operatively evaluating their perception of goal achievement and overall satisfaction. Goal achievement and satisfaction will be evaluated for association with surgical indication, surgical approach (minimally invasive vs abdominal surgery), and demographic information.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Hysterectomy Goal Achievement Patient Satisfaction Minimally Invasive Surgery

Interventions

Questionnaire 3 months post-operatively

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing hysterectomy for benign indication * Age 18 or greater * English speaking * Access to communication via telephone Exclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing hysterectomy for malignant or pre-malignant condition * Non-english speaking patient * Patient without telephone access * Patient undergoing emergent or unplanned hysterectomy * Vulnerable populations

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Goal achievement score of 4 or 5

Patients will state their goals prior to surgery, then at the three months post-operatively will rank if their goals were met on a 1-5 likert scale (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree). Goals are considered achieved with a likert score of 4 or 5.

Time frame: 3 months post-operatively

Secondary Outcomes

Percent of patient satisfaction

At three months post-operatively, patients will state how satisfied they are with their hysterectomy experience, from 0 to 100%.