ArticleBMC health services research2003
What questions do patients undergoing lower extremity joint replacement surgery have?
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Patient Perceptions of Nutrition in the Perioperative Episode of Care.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Patient Power: A feasibility study on the impact of providing a bedside notepad to encourage patients to ask questions following surgery.PEC innovation · 2024Article
- What recovery domains are important following a total knee replacement? A qualitative, interview-based study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- ChatGPT May Offer an Adequate Substitute for Informed Consent to Patients Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty-Yet Caution Is Needed.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Online Video Instruction on Time to Start Ambulation and Duration of Hospital Stay, Satisfaction and Functional Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Article
- The effect of a preoperative physical therapy education program on short-term outcomes of patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty: A controlled prospective clinical trial.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2021Article
- A qualitative study of patient education needs for hip and knee replacement.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Article
- Educational needs of patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2010Article
- Examining outcomes from total knee arthroplasty and the relationship between quadriceps strength and knee function over time.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2008Article
- Sports activity after total hip and knee arthroplasty : specific recommendations concerning tennis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2006Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe value of the Internet to deliver preoperative education would increase if there was variability in questions patients want answered. This study's goal was to have patients consulting an orthopedic surgeon about undergoing either a total hip arthroplasty (THA) or a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) rate the importance of different questions concerning their care.
methodsWe assembled questions patients might have about joint replacement surgery by analyzing the literature and querying a pilot group of patients and surgeons. Twenty-nine patients considering undergoing THA and 19 patients considering TKR completed a written survey asking them to rate 30 different questions, with a 5 point Likert scale from 1 (least important)--5 (most important).
resultsFor patients considering THA or TKR, the 4 highest rated questions were: Will the surgery affect my abilities to care for myself?, Am I going to need physical therapy?, How mobile will I be after my surgery?, When will I be able to walk normally again? The mean percentage disagreement was 42% for questions answered by TKR patients and 47% for the THA group. Some patients gave a high rating to questions lowly rated by the rest of the group.
conclusionsAlthough there was enough agreement to define a core set of questions that should be addressed with most patients considering THA or TKA, some of the remaining questions were also highly important to some patients. The Web may offer a flexible medium for accommodating this large variety of information needs.
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