Valuing the Recovery Priorities of Orthopaedic Trauma Patients after Injury: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment Within 6 Weeks of Injury

Nathan N. O'Hara, Alexandra Mulliken, Katherine Joseph, Gerard P. Slobogean, Herman Johal, Brian P. Cunningham, Stephan Olaya, Joseph Levy, Andrew N. Pollak, Niek S. Klazinga

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Abstract

Objectives:To determine the recovery priorities of extremity fracture patients during the subacute phase and the patient factors associated with variation in recovery priorities.Design:Discrete choice experiment.Setting:Academic trauma center.Patients:One hundred ninety-eight patients with a fracture to the appendicular skeleton. Patients with severe traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and non-English-speaking patients were excluded.Main Outcome Measurement:The relative importance of clinical recovery, work-related recovery, and obtaining disability benefits after injury.Results:In the subacute period, clinical recovery was the main priority for fracture patients (mean: 62%, SD: 5.3). Work-related recovery (mean: 27%, SD: 3.9) and the receipt of other disability benefits (mean: 11%, SD: 6.4) were each of significantly less importance. Heterogeneity was observed across these estimates based on the physical demands of preinjury employment, preinjury physical health, preinjury work status, health insurance type, and the severity of the fracture.Conclusion:Clinical recovery was of paramount importance for fracture patients during the subacute recovery phase. However, patients also valued resuming work and access to disability benefits. Understanding a patient's recovery priorities early in the clinical care pathway will enable the development of multidisciplinary care plans that are responsive to these priorities and, hence, deliver value-based health care.Level of Evidence:Level V. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)S16-S20
JournalJournal of orthopaedic trauma
Volume33
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2019

Keywords

  • discrete choice experiment
  • fracture
  • recovery
  • value-based health care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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