Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
Research Article
Patient and Healthcare Team Adherence in Orthopaedics: A Systematic Review to Initiate Optimized Definitions, Metrics, and Implementation Strategies
Author(s): Kylee Rucinski*
Patient adherence in orthopaedics is critical to successful outcomes, but is limited by lack of standardized definitions
and terminology, validated measurement tools, and consideration of physician and healthcare team roles and
impact. This review was done to comprehensively evaluate and synthesize the peer-reviewed literature surrounding
adherence in orthopaedics to ascertain the related terminology, identify common methods for measuring adherence,
delineate risk factors for non-adherence, and determine optimal strategies for improving adherence. A systematic
literature search was performed of the PubMed and Ovid/Medline databases. Eligible studies included discussion
of adherence/compliance in relation to orthopaedic patient and healthcare team populations. One hundred and
thirty-one studies meeting criteria were identified. Analysis revealed a lack of standardi.. View more»