Souza, Ivanise Arouche Gomes de
Pereira, Claudia Cristina de Aguiar
Monteiro, Andrea Liborio
Funding for this research was provided by:
FAPERJ (E_10/2016/224553 (Jovem Cientista do Nosso Estado))
CNPq (307639/2015-0 (Produtividade em Pesquisa - PQ 2015))
Article History
Received: 15 December 2017
Accepted: 10 September 2018
First Online: 24 September 2018
Authors’ information
: The author IS is a specialist in the quality and safety of the orthopedic patient and has worked for 17Â years as the nursing coordinator of the main orthopedic hospital in the country. CP is a health economist, demographer and has extensive experience in health-related quality of life. AM is a specialist in quality of life, utility measurement and health outcomes.
: The interviews were performed after explaining the purpose of the study to the patients, who signed the Informed Consent Form (Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido; supplemental material). Ethics Committee Approval Number: CAAE 50507715.3.0000.5273.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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