COVID-19-related cancellation of elective orthopaedic surgery caused increased pain and psychosocial distress levels.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Health care systems in most European countries were temporarily restructured to provide as much capacity as possible for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Subsequently, all elective surgeries had to be cancelled and postponed for months. The aim of the present study was to assess the pretreatment health status before and after COVID-19-related cancellation and the psychosocial distress caused by the cancellation.

Methods

For this study, a questionnaire was developed collecting sociodemographic data and information on health status before and after the cancellation. To assess psychosocial distress, the validated depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), was implemented. PHQ-9-Scores of 10 and above were considered to i

SUBMITTER: Knebel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7952835 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature