Open AccessPatient Characteristics, Treatment, and Presenting PROMIS Scores Associated with Number of Office Visits for Traumatic Hand and Wrist Conditions
Author(s) -
David N. Bernstein,
Tom J. Crijns,
Bilal Mahmood,
David Ring,
Warren C. Hammert
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000742
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , depression (economics) , wrist , poisson regression , trauma center , emergency department , orthopedic surgery , retrospective cohort study , population , surgery , psychiatry , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Overuse of healthcare resources is burdensome on society. Prior research has demonstrated that many patients with traumatic musculoskeletal injuries continue to seek care long after appropriate healing is well established, suggesting an overuse of services. However, few studies have examined the factors-including patient-reported outcomes-associated with an increased number of clinic visits for traumatic hand and wrist conditions.