Utrikesfödda rapporterar mer problem efter total höftprotes än svenskfödda. Oklart varför, men bättre information och välutbildade tolkar kan behövas
Engelsk titel: Foreign-born report more problems after total hip arthroplasty than Swedish-born. Unclear why, but better informed and educated interpreters may be needed
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Författare:
Kärrholm, Johan
;
Krupic, Ferid
Email: ferid.krupic@gu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 18
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15087610
Sammanfattning
In 2013, 23.3% of the Swedish population of 9.7 million had foreign background and 15.4% were born outside the country. Immigrants, just as natives, suffer or will suffer
from hip disease, which could involve surgery with total hip arthroplasty. Our aim was to explore the association between birthplace (in or outside Sweden), socio-economic
factors and outcome after primary total hip arthroplasty. Records from the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register were cross-matched with population-based registers from the
National Board of Health and Welfare and Statistics Sweden. Preoperatively immigrants reported more problems with self-care (P=0.02), usual activities (P=0.05) and
anxiety/depression (P=0.005) as well as higher levels of pain. Postoperatively immigrants reported more problems in all EQ-5D dimensions. Improved patient information,
better training of medical staff and better access to interpreters could facilitate these patients’ contacts with health care and also contribute to improved outcome.