Evaluation of Psychosocial Factors Influencing Recovery From Orthopaedic Trauma

Publication Date: October 21, 2021
Last Updated: March 14, 2022

Recommendations

It is recommended that clinicians evaluate the following factors because they are associated with increased biopsychosocial limitations after adult orthopaedic trauma:

  • Anxiety
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Depression
  • Premorbid psychiatric conditions
  • Smoking
  • Lower education level
  • Less social support
  • Resilience issues (ie, limited self-efficacy and less effective coping strategies)


Strength of recommendation: Moderate.

Implication: Practitioners should generally follow a moderate recommendation but remain alert to new information and be sensitive to patient preferences.

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Strength of Recommendation
Overall Strength of Evidence Description of Evidence quality
Strong Strong Evidence from two or more “high”-quality studies with consistent findings for recommending for or against the intervention. In addition, it requires no reasons to downgrade from the EtD framework.
Moderate Moderate or strong Evidence from two or more “moderate”-quality studies with consistent findings or evidence from a single “high”-quality study for recommending for or against the intervention. In addition, it requires no or only minor concerns addressed in the EtD framework.
Limited Limited, moderate, or strong Evidence from one or more “low”-quality studies with consistent findings or evidence from a single “moderate”-quality study recommending for or against the intervention. In addition, higher strength evidence can be downgraded to limited because of major concerns addressed in the EtD framework.
Consensus No reliable evidence No supporting evidence exists, or higher quality evidence was downgraded because of major concerns addressed in the EtD framework. In the absence of reliable evidence, the guideline work group is making a recommendation based on their clinical opinion.

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Evaluation of Psychosocial Factors Influencing Recovery From Orthopaedic Trauma

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