The Journal of hand surgery
Understanding Why Certain Patients With Hand and Wrist Conditions Are Dissatisfied Despite Achieving Their Expressed Personal Improvement Goals Anchored at Satisfaction: A Qualitative Study.
Grada R Arends, Yara E van Kooij, Brocha Z Stern, Steven E R Hovius, Robbert M Wouters, Hand-Wrist Study Group, Willemijn A de Ridder
Published: 202610.1016/j.jhsa.2025.12.009
Abstract
PURPOSE: The Personal Meaningful Gain (PMG) is a construct identifying a patient's self-defined improvement goal, capturing the individual's threshold to be satisfied with treatment results. Previous research shows that patients who achieve their exp…
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