Autonomy as a basic determinant of the quality of life in disorders of the musculoskeletal system

Bożena Gulla; Krystyna Golonka; Julian Dutka; Agnieszka Bandura; Zofia Bernasik-Smagała

doi:10.5114/ms.2023.129029

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Autonomy as a basic determinant of the quality of life in disorders of the musculoskeletal system

Bożena Gulla

¹

,

Krystyna Golonka

¹

,

Julian Dutka

²

,

Agnieszka Bandura

²

,

Zofia Bernasik-Smagała

²

Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Stefan Żeromski Specialist Hospital, Krakow, Poland

Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne 2023; 39 (2): 198–205

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2023.129029

Online publish date: 2023/06/30

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The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the basic factor determining a patient’s dignity and quality of life, which is the ability to function autonomously, maintaining self-reliance and independence. In disorders of the locomotor system, and orthopaedic surgeries, such as total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty, allow the patient – after the rehabilitation period – to carry out life tasks without the help of others. The article discusses ways of understanding patient autonomy as well as quality of life and the determinants of both. Then, it formulates premises for the treatment of orthopaedic patients that allows us to optimize their well-being, satisfaction with surgery, and full use of the resulting improvement in health. The basic assumptions that make up the model of the work of a multidisciplinary team in orthopaedic surgery departments has also been formulated.

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Autonomy as a basic determinant of the quality of life in disorders of the musculoskeletal system

Bożena Gulla 1 , Krystyna Golonka 1 , Julian Dutka 2 , Agnieszka Bandura 2 , Zofia Bernasik-Smagała 2

autonomy, orthopaedic surgery, dignity

Bożena Gulla

¹

,

Krystyna Golonka

¹

,

Julian Dutka

²

,

Agnieszka Bandura

²

,

Zofia Bernasik-Smagała

²