Facilitators and barriers to the use of a personalised digital decision aid in total knee replacement consultations: insights from patients and orthopaedic surgeons – an interview study
The EKIT tool has great potential for patients and orthopaedic surgeons to improve SDM in TKR consultations, appears to increase an informed decision for patients who are undecided, and increases confidence for patients who have already decided. All barriers can be addressed, leading to an optimised EKIT tool.
Authors
- Diana Druschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6365-1404)
- Franziska Beyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2836-3666)
- Jörg Lützner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7162-828X)
- Stefanie Deckert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4889-3632)
- Toni Lange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8671-7496)
- Jochen Schmitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0264-0960)
- Julia Slesaczeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3884-6805)
Institutions
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13351-y
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00