Why the study?
Do recovery expectancy statements combined with tension-free hernia repair reduce time to return to work in patients undergoing primary inguinal hernia repair?
Do recovery expectancy statements combined with tension-free hernia repair reduce time to return to work in patients undergoing primary inguinal hernia repair?
Providing recovery expectancy statements after tension-free inguinal hernia repair can significantly reduce convalescence time and expedite return to work.
May support expedited return to work after hernia repair; hypothesis-generating in Level 3 data and needs RCT confirmation.
Tension-free hernia repair plus recovery expectancy statements return personnel to work more quickly. On the day of primary inguinal hernia repair, patients were given statements about their likelihood of returning from convalescent leave after 7 days and performing nonstrenuous work. Similar statements were given to them by telephone at 72 hours postoperatively and at a 1-week follow-up appointments. Seventy-four percent of the 73 patients returned to nonstrenuous work within 7 days, and 90% returned to strenuous work within 30 days. In this small sample, 385 work days were saved from the Navy's recommended 14 days of convalescent leave. By combining recovery expectancy statements with an effective surgical procedure, it is possible to avoid prolonged convalescence, thereby enhancing military readiness.
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