Scoping review of qualitative data of patient experience and unmet needs following facial trauma
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Jacob, Oliver
Rae, Alexander
Crummey, Sarah
Fan, Kathleen
Rogers, Simon N
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2024
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Facial trauma is a common presentation to the emergency department, encompassing a spectrum from soft tissue injuries to fractures of the facial skeleton. Beyond the evident physical consequences, patients frequently face significant psychosocial issues, which are often overlooked in the recovery phase of treatment. The purpose of this review was to establish the experiences of patients following facial trauma using qualitative patient-reported data. A scoping review, searching four electronic databases (MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsychINFO, and Cochrane Library) using PRISMA methodology was conducted. Only one paper fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The paper used semi-structured open-ended interviews to obtain 20 patients' experiences of sustaining maxillofacial trauma and then synthesised the qualitative interviews into different themes. The findings from this scoping review highlight the profound need for prospective qualitative research in craniomaxillofacial traumatology, to better understand and address the experiences and perspectives of patients following facial trauma.
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British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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62
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9