TY - JOUR
T1 - Patient satisfaction with results of hysterectomy
AU - Kjerulff, Kristen
AU - Rhodes, Julia C.
AU - Langenberg, Patricia W.
AU - Harvey, Lynn A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by grant HS06885 from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to measure patient satisfaction with the results of hysterectomy and to determine factors associated with dissatisfaction. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 1299 women who underwent hysterectomy at 28 hospitals in Maryland were interviewed before and at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after the operation. RESULTS: At 12 and 24 months after the hysterectomy 95.8% and 96.0%, respectively, reported that the hysterectomy had completely or mostly resolved the problems or symptoms they had before surgery; 93.3% and 93.7%, respectively, reported that the results were better than or about what they expected; 85.3% and 81.6%, respectively, reported that their health was better than before the hysterectomy; and 87.9% and 93.1%, respectively, reported being totally recovered. The factor most strongly and consistently associated with patient reports of negative outcomes was readmission because of a postdischarge complication. CONCLUSION: Postdischarge complication necessitating readmission plays an important role in patient dissatisfaction with the results of hysterectomy.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to measure patient satisfaction with the results of hysterectomy and to determine factors associated with dissatisfaction. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 1299 women who underwent hysterectomy at 28 hospitals in Maryland were interviewed before and at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after the operation. RESULTS: At 12 and 24 months after the hysterectomy 95.8% and 96.0%, respectively, reported that the hysterectomy had completely or mostly resolved the problems or symptoms they had before surgery; 93.3% and 93.7%, respectively, reported that the results were better than or about what they expected; 85.3% and 81.6%, respectively, reported that their health was better than before the hysterectomy; and 87.9% and 93.1%, respectively, reported being totally recovered. The factor most strongly and consistently associated with patient reports of negative outcomes was readmission because of a postdischarge complication. CONCLUSION: Postdischarge complication necessitating readmission plays an important role in patient dissatisfaction with the results of hysterectomy.
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U2 - 10.1067/mob.2000.107731
DO - 10.1067/mob.2000.107731
M3 - Article
C2 - 11120508
AN - SCOPUS:0034524047
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 183
SP - 1440
EP - 1447
JO - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
JF - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 6
ER -