Here are five things to know:
1. Researchers administered the Health Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, Friends and Family Test and eight additional questions to hip or knee arthroplasty patients. Of the 166 respondents, 102 underwent inpatient surgery and 64 underwent outpatient surgery.
2. When asked about how a staff explained medication, 91.4 percent of outpatient patients had positive responses compared to 77.5 percent of inpatient patients.
3. Around 98.3 percent of outpatient patients had positive responses for the staff’s assistance with pain management compared to 88 percent of inpatient patients.
4. Approximately 98.3 percent of outpatient patients indicated positive responses to the written health information they received upon discharge compared to the 90.1 percent of inpatient patients.
5. Inpatient patients tended to be older, heavier and had greater comorbidity than outpatient patients included in the study.
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