Table 4.

Patient requests for more information on specific topics, with common free text responses below

Topic (n = 80)		n = (%)
Post-Operative Pain		22 (27.5)
How long to recover		20 (25.0)
How long before they can work		16 (20.0)
Who will be in the operating room with the patient		8 (10.0)
Pain medication		8 (10.0)
Support available		7 (8.8)
The procedure		6 (7.5)
How to care for wounds		6 (7.5)
Frequent free-text responses (n = 47):
Recovery	n = 16	“More information on recovery timelines and milestones” – Pt 38 “Specific restrictions - e.g. can I ever do breaststroke or lean over?” – Pt 78 “Medium to long term rehab - information dropped off after the first few weeks” – Pt 69
Procedure	N = 11	“How long would the surgery take?” – Pt 22 “What sort of hip it will be. (material)” – Pt 8 “How long the scar will be and where specifically it will be.” – Pt 7
Physiotherapy	n = 5	“More physio exercises/videos in the initial recovery phase” – Pt 80 “Consistency between physios” – Pt 4
Driving	n = 3	“More on driving - unsure if I can or not” – Pt 53