Marie-Pauline Chapon1, Ammar Ghabi2, Camille Choufani3, Alexandre Caubere3, Jean-Clair Moynot2, Gilbert Versier4, Franck Wein5, Olivier Barbier3. 1. Service de chirurgie orthopédique, HIA Bégin, 69, avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, France. Electronic address: mp.chapon@hotmail.fr. 2. Service de chirurgie orthopédique, HIA Bégin, 69, avenue de Paris, 94160 Saint-Mandé, France. 3. Service de chirurgie orthopédique, HIA Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France. 4. Clinique de Tournan-en-Brie, 2, rue Jules-Lefebvre, 77200 Tournan-en-Brie, France. 5. Groupe de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique ARTIC-S, 24, boulevard 21(e) Régiment Aviation, 54000 Nancy, France.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: In this age of social media, with an ever-higher profile for surgery and rankings for the general public, patients' criteria for choosing a surgeon or team are not precisely known, especially in France. We therefore conducted a prospective study concerning anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: (1) to determine how patients came to know their surgeon; (2) to identify factors affecting final choice. HYPOTHESIS: Patients' choice of surgeon is affected by scores found in social media and rankings found in the press. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A prospective continuous study included all patients operated on, without standardization of technique, in 3 hospitals (public and private sector). An anonymous questionnaire on surgeon selection criteria, scored 0 to 10, was distributed on a voluntary basis on the day of surgery scheduling. RESULTS: One hundred and five patients were included. They had come to know of their surgeon via family or friends or their personal physician in more than two-thirds of cases. The essential criterion of final choice was the clarity of the written and oral information provided in consultation (mean score, 8.09±1.83). Other factors included wait-time to surgery (7.39±2.25) and to first consultation (7.26±2.01) and the surgeon's reputation (7.42/10±2.43). CONCLUSION: "Word of mouth" and the quality if information provided in consultation motivated final choice, more than any influence of social media or press hospital rankings. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV; prospective observational study without control group.
INTRODUCTION: In this age of social media, with an ever-higher profile for surgery and rankings for the general public, patients' criteria for choosing a surgeon or team are not precisely known, especially in France. We therefore conducted a prospective study concerning anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: (1) to determine how patients came to know their surgeon; (2) to identify factors affecting final choice. HYPOTHESIS: Patients' choice of surgeon is affected by scores found in social media and rankings found in the press. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A prospective continuous study included all patients operated on, without standardization of technique, in 3 hospitals (public and private sector). An anonymous questionnaire on surgeon selection criteria, scored 0 to 10, was distributed on a voluntary basis on the day of surgery scheduling. RESULTS: One hundred and five patients were included. They had come to know of their surgeon via family or friends or their personal physician in more than two-thirds of cases. The essential criterion of final choice was the clarity of the written and oral information provided in consultation (mean score, 8.09±1.83). Other factors included wait-time to surgery (7.39±2.25) and to first consultation (7.26±2.01) and the surgeon's reputation (7.42/10±2.43). CONCLUSION: "Word of mouth" and the quality if information provided in consultation motivated final choice, more than any influence of social media or press hospital rankings. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV; prospective observational study without control group.
Authors: William F Sherman; Akshar H Patel; Bailey J Ross; Olivia C Lee; Claude S Williams; Felix H Savoie Journal: Orthop Rev (Pavia) Date: 2022-10-14
Authors: Ina Nitschke; Thomas Ulbrich; Annett Schrock; Werner Hopfenmüller; Julia Jockusch Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-07-15 Impact factor: 4.614
Authors: Ina Nitschke; Richard von Chlingensperg; Annett Schrock; Werner Hopfenmüller; Julia Jockusch Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-07-07 Impact factor: 4.614