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2025-10-24T10:31:50Z urn:hdl:11351/8787 Understanding patient-reported knowledge of hernia surgery: a quantitative study López Cano, Manuel Rodrigues Gonçalves, Victor Saludes Serra, Judit Pereira, JA Bravo-Salva, Alejandro Rosselló-Jiménez, Daniel Verdaguer Tremolosa, Mireia Hèrnia - Cirurgia Consentiment informat (Dret mèdic) DISEASES::Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms::Pathological Conditions, Anatomical::Hernia ANATOMY::Body Regions::Torso::Abdomen::Abdominal Wall Other subheadings::Other subheadings::Other subheadings::/surgery HEALTH CARE::Health Care Economics and Organizations::Social Control, Formal::Human Rights::Patient Rights::Health Care Economics and Organizations::Social Control, Formal::Informed Consent ENFERMEDADES::afecciones patológicas, signos y síntomas::afecciones patológicas anatómicas::hernia ANATOMÍA::regiones corporales::tronco::abdomen::pared abdominal Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::/cirugía ATENCIÓN DE SALUD::economía y organizaciones para la atención de la salud::control social formal::derechos humanos::derechos del paciente::economía y organizaciones para la atención de la salud::control social formal::consentimiento informado Abdominal wall; Knowledge; Patient Pared abdominal; Conocimiento; Paciente Paret abdominal; Coneixement; Pacient Purpose The objective of this study was to gather information on patient-reported knowledge (PRK) in the field of hernia surgery. Methods A prospective quantitative study was designed to explore different aspects of PRK and opinions regarding hernia surgery. Patients referred for the first time to a surgical service with a presumed diagnosis of hernia and eventual hernia repair were eligible, and those who gave consent completed a simple self-assessment questionnaire before the clinical visit. Results The study population included 449 patients (72.8% men, mean age 61.5). Twenty (4.5%) patients did not have hernia on physical examination. The patient’s perceived health status was “neither bad nor good” or “good” in 56.6% of cases. Also, more patients considered that hernia repair would be an easy procedure (35.1%) rather than a difficult one (9.8%). Although patients were referred by their family physicians, 32 (7.1%) answered negatively to the question of coming to the visit to assess the presence of a hernia. The most important reason of the medical visit was to receive medical advice (77.7%), to be operated on as soon as possible (40.1%) or to be included in the surgical waiting list (35.9%). Also, 46.1% of the patients considered that they should undergo a hernia repair and 56.8% that surgery will be a definitive solution. Conclusion PRK of patients referred for the first time to an abdominal wall surgery unit with a presumed diagnosis of hernia was quite limited and there is still a long way towards improving knowledge of hernia surgery. Open Access Funding provided by Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. 2025-10-24T10:31:50Z 2025-10-24T10:31:50Z 2023-01-10T07:58:27Z 2023-01-10T07:58:27Z 2022-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/11351/8787 Hernia;26 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-021-02521-6 Attribution 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Springer Scientia