Kylee Rucinski

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States

Publications
  • 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»

    DOI: 10.35248/2573-4598.22.8.203

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