“If I didn’t have anybody, what would I have done?”: Experiences of older adults and their discharge home after lower limb orthopaedic surgery.
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https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0874Keywords:
qualitative research, patient discharge, lower limb orthopaedic surgery, older adult.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the perceptions of being discharged home following lower limb orthopaedic surgery in older adults. METHODS: Qualitative interviews with 11 patients over the age of 65 years were conducted between 6 and 12 weeks afterdischarge home and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). RESULTS: Three themes were identified from analysis of the participants’ experiences of rehabilitation during the 6–12 weeks following discharge: (i) lack of a shared decision on when to go homeDownloads
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