Patients' misunderstanding of common orthopaedic terminology: the need for clarity

Abstract

Care should be taken by surgeons when using basic and common orthopaedic terminology in order to avoid misunderstanding. Educating patients in clinic is a routine part of practice.

If You Could Read My Mind: The Role of Healthcare Providers’ Empathic and Communicative Competencies in Clients’ Satisfaction with Consultations

“…Earlier research showed that there are often problems with clarity of information in medical contexts (cf. Bagley et al, 2011;Chappuy et al, 2012;Debaty et al, 2015;Howard et al, 2013;Weatherspoon et al, 2015); our study shows that such problems may have a strong effect on clients' experiences.…”

“…An important aspect of the communication between healthcare providers and patients is clarity of information. Several studies in different areas of the healthcare system suggest that providers do not always manage to communicate clearly with patients (Bagley, Hunter, & Bacarese-Hamilton, 2011;Chappuy et al, 2012;Debaty et al, 2015;Howard, Jacobson, & Kripalani, 2013;Weatherspoon, Horowitz, Kleinman, & Wang, 2015). Some studies draw attention to complicating factors: Healthcare providers overestimate their communicative skills (Howard et al, 2013;Wolf, Baker, & Makoul, 2007), see their communicative performance from a different perspective than patients (Kenny et al, 2010), and doubt the usefulness of effective communication techniques (Weatherspoon et al, 2015).…”

Musculoskeletal Injuries: Types and Management Protocols for Emergency Care

“…A prolonged elevation of interstitial tissue pressure within an enclosed fascial compartment leading to impaired tissue perfusion and damage. Associated with increased vessel permeability and plasma leak into the intercellular space causing further pressure on muscles and nerves (Figure 25); it might result in death if not treated before 8-12 h [14][15][16][17][18].…”

CORR Insights®: Do 360-degree Feedback Survey Results Relate to Patient Satisfaction Measures?

“…Of particular value to orthopaedic surgery as a specialty would be the potential improvements in communication between surgeons and other medical team members. Various reports have focused on the need to improve communication with patients [1,5,7], however, little research exists on the quality of communication between orthopaedic surgeons and other providers and still less data is available to demonstrate the effect of improved team functioning on patient care. I hope that this initial study will lead to further research that demonstrates interventions like 360-degree feedback can improve the performance of medical teams and increase patient satisfaction.…”