Effects of Information Architecture on the Effectiveness and User Experience of Web-Based Patient Education in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Online Randomized Experiment

Background: Web-based patient education is increasingly offered to improve patients’ ability to learn, remember, and apply health information. Efficient organization, display, and structural design, that is, information architecture (IA), can support patients’ ability to independently use web-based patient education. However, the role of IA in...

Communication Preferences in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Exploring the Patient Experience Through Generative Research

BACKGROUND: Improving communication and information services for people receiving a total joint (knee or hip) arthroplasty (TJA) depends on the differences in patient communication needs and personal characteristics. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to further examine individual differences in TJA patient preferences regarding...

Fast Starters, Slow Starters, and Late Dippers: Trajectories of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Results from a Dutch Nationwide Database

Background:The purpose of this study was to explore whether subgroups of patients with different functional recovery trajectories after total hip arthroplasty can be discerned, as well as their predictors, using data from the Dutch Arthroplasty Register (Landelijke Registratie Orthopedische Implantaten [LROI]).Methods:We retrospectively...

Developing digital applications for tailored communication in orthopaedics using a research through design approach

Objective: Tailored communication and information provision is expected to contribute to patient-centred care (PCC) in total hip arthroplasty (THA). In previous research, three subgroups of THA patients were identified that are similar in their clinical, psychological and communication characteristics. Preliminary subgroup-specific design...

Early recovery trajectories after fast-track primary total hip arthroplasty: The role of patient characteristics

Background and purpose — Little is known about heterogeneity in early recovery after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). Therefore, we characterized subgroups of patients according to their hip function trajectory during the first 6 weeks after THA in a fast-track setting. Patients and methods — 94 patients (median age 65 years [41–82], 56...

Dynamics of an orthopaedic team: Insights to improve teamwork through a design thinking approach

Supporting teamwork in healthcare is a way to foster both the quality and safety of care, and better working conditions for all the team members. Although increasing attention is paid to this topic on a general level, there is less knowledge about its unfolding in orthopaedic units and its translation to interventions. OBJECTIVE: To identify...

Development of a Tool for Component Positioning in THA Surgeries

Improper component positioning during total hip arthroplasties is the most common surgical error that takes place during the procedure. Though developments in the individual components have taken place, the positioning of these components during the surgery continues to be a challenge for surgeons, resulting in dislocations with a frequency...