title: Parent satisfaction with early and delayed abduction splinting therapy of developmental hip dysplasia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether treatment for mild hip dysplasia instigated in the newborn period was preferred over a delayed treatment by the parents, as delayed treatment for mild hip dysplasia detected in newborns is an acceptable medical policy.
  
  
  METHODS
  During a study period of 16 months from 2010 to 2011, parents attending the paediatric radiology outpatient clinic at Haukeland University Hospital for a follow-up of their baby with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), were invited to fill in a questionnaire on parent satisfaction on information provided, and on follow-up and treatment given.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 91 parents were included, of which 66 (72.5%) had their babies treated from birth (group 1), while 25 (27.5%) had their child treated from 5 weeks onwards (group 2). Although parents in the delayed treatment group, in retrospect, were less satisfied with timing of the treatment than those in the early treatment group (p < 0.00), their general impression and total satisfaction did not differ (p = 0.29).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The overall parent satisfaction on follow-up and treatment did not differ according to whether treatment was instigated at birth or later in infancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. kaja.knudsen.bergo@helse-fonna.no
authors.forename: Kaja K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Bergo
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rosendahl
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013165:Splints; D013997:Time Factors