The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the postponement and cancellation of elective orthopaedic surgeries worldwide. These delays to elective procedures combined with ongoing demand have led to increasingly longer waiting list times. This cross-sectional pilot study aims to investigate the change in patients' perceptions of knee pain and function since being waitlisted for surgery. A bespoke survey will be administered to eligible patients over the phone from Trafford General Hospital, Manchester. The survey will also investigate the coping mechanisms and the preventative measures patients are taking to manage symptoms during the pandemic, and question what kinds of communication and support patient would like to be offered whilst waiting for treatment. This study will improve clinicians' and researchers' understanding of how patients are coping with symptoms during this pandemic, and provide information on how to better support patients who are waiting for knee surgery. This information could be used to enhance orthopaedic care during, and in the aftermath, of this pandemic. The information gathered in this study may also be used to inform a larger multi-centre study.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Information collected and stored in Survey: * Type of knee surgery the patient is waitlisted for * Demographics: age, sex, recent weight gain * Validated and bespoke questions: 1. EQ-5D survey (a validated questionnaire on health) 2. Bespoke questions on knee pain today 3. Bespoke questions on knee function today 4. Bespoke questions on change in knee pain since being waitlisted for surgery 5. Bespoke questions on change in knee function since being waitlisted for surgery 6. Bespoke questions on coping mechanisms patients use to manage symptoms 7. Bespoke questions on what support they would find beneficial whilst they wait for their surgery 8. Three bespoke questions about COVID-19 (Have they ever tested positive/Has the pandemic changed their mind about wanting surgery/Has the perception of their knee pain and function changed since the first lockdown was introduced?)
Trafford General Hospital
Manchester, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGChange in perceived knee pain
The survey will ask patients to compare the level of pain they have in their knee now to the level of pain they had in their knee when they were put on the waiting list for knee surgery
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Change in perceived knee function
The survey will ask patients to compare the level of function they have in their knee now to the level of function they had in their knee when they were put on the waiting list for knee surgery
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Change in symptom management
The survey will ask patients to describe how they are managing their symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and describe whether this has changed since the pandemic started.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Support
The survey will ask patients to describe what kinds of support they would like to receive whilst they wait for their delayed surgery to take place (current).
Time frame: Up to 1 year
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