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- Title
Determinants of patient and surgeon perspectives on maximum acceptable waiting times for hip and knee arthroplasty.
- Authors
Conner-Spady, Barbara; Estey, Angela; Arnett, Gordon; Ness, Kathleen; McGurran, John; Bear, Robert; Noseworthy, Tom; Steering Committee of the Western Canada Waiting List Project
- Abstract
Lengthy waiting times for hip and knee arthroplasty have raised concerns about equitable and timely access to care. The Western Canada Waiting List project has developed priority criteria scores linked to maximum acceptable waiting times (MAWT) for different levels of priority. Our study purpose was to assess the determinants of patient- and surgeon-rated MAWT, and to test whether the anticipated waiting time has an independent influence after adjusting for age, sex and patient urgency. A second aim was to compare MAWT, waiting time and anticipated waiting time for different levels of urgency assessed using the priority criteria score.
- Publication
Journal of health services research & policy, 2005, Vol 10, Issue 2, p84
- ISSN
1355-8196
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1258/1355819053559155