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Chang HL, Hsu MF, Wong TH, Chung YC, Huang HL. Effects of a Hybrid Teaching Program on Lower Limb Muscle Strength, Knee Function, and Depression in Older Adults After Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Res Gerontol Nurs 2024; 17:31-40. [PMID: 37738062 DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20230918-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects of a nurse-led hybrid teaching program on lower limb strength, knee function, and depression in older adults after total knee replacement (TKR). This was a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Fifty-two patients who underwent TKR were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (EG; n = 26), which received routine care plus 16 weeks of home rehabilitation through a hybrid teaching program, or the control group (CG; n = 26), which received routine care only. The intervention included pre-discharge face-to-face education, video instructions to follow at home after discharge, and four monthly telephone-based follow ups during the 16 weeks post-surgery. After the 16-week intervention, participants in the EG exhibited improved quadriceps strength, hamstring strength, and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) compared to those in the CG. Generalized estimating equation analyses revealed a significant group-by-time interaction effect on quadriceps strength, overall KOOS score, and Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form score. Findings suggest that a nurse-led hybrid teaching program enhances physical and psychological function after TKR when compared to routine care. This hybrid teaching program, involving exercise and postoperative education, proves to be a feasible and cost-effective intervention for improving outcomes in older adults following TKR. Health care teams should consider it as a viable home rehabilitation option for older adults who undergo TKR. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 17(1), 31-40.].
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Özbaş N, Karadağ M. The Effect of Education Planned According to Health Literacy Level on Functionality, Problems Experienced, and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement: A Nonrandomized Comparison Group Intervention Study. Orthop Nurs 2023; 42:165-176. [PMID: 37262376 DOI: 10.1097/nor.0000000000000943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Total knee arthroplasty procedures significantly improve quality of life for persons with debilitating pain. It is essential to plan patient education according to the level of health literacy. This nonrandomized comparison group intervention study examines the effect of education planned according to health literacy level on functionality, postoperative problems (pain and anxiety), and quality of life in patients who undergo total knee replacement. During the study, patients in the intervention group (n = 51) were provided with the planned patient education according to their health literacy level, whereas patients in the comparison group were given routine care (n = 51). Patients in the postoperative intervention group experienced fewer problems (p < .05). Education tailored to patients' health literacy levels had a positive effect on their functionality and quality of life (p < .05). Our findings suggest planning education according to patient health literacy levels may have a positive influence on functionality, postoperative problems, and quality of life among patients undergoing total knee replacement.
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- Nilgün Özbaş
- Nilgün Özbasş, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, Akdağmadeni School of Health, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
- Mevlüde Karadağ, PhD, RN, Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yüksek I˙htisas University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Nilgün Özbasş, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, Akdağmadeni School of Health, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
- Mevlüde Karadağ, PhD, RN, Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yüksek I˙htisas University, Ankara, Turkey
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Haapala AJ, Rajala M, Kääriäinen M, Kaakinen P, Meriläinen M, Fordell M, Meriläinen M, Mikkonen K. Quality of counselling assessed by patients after total knee arthroplasty: A cross-sectional study. Int J Orthop Trauma Nurs 2022; 47:100956. [PMID: 36257127 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijotn.2022.100956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Patient counselling is a key function in nursing. High-quality counselling promotes adherence to treatment and reduces complications. The purpose of the study was to describe the quality of counselling experienced by total knee arthroplasty patients following surgery. The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The data were collected from patients following total knee arthroplasty (N = 60) in 2016 with a modified Quality of Counselling Instrument, and analysed using statistical methods. Over half of the patients (58%) were women and the mean age was 68 years (range 49-84). Over a quarter of patients (28.9%) lived alone, and about two-thirds were overweight (42.1%), or obese (31.6%). After surgery, many patients (88%) experienced moderate pain. Half of patients (52.6%) received a good quality of counselling for the disease and its treatment, and counselling for recovery from treatment (81.6%) was good. Most patients (92.1%) received satisfactory counselling about physical activity. There was a correlation between the disease and its treatment counselling and quality of life (r = -0.553, p = 0.003) and pain (r = -0657, p = 0.000). Interaction during counselling was good (97.4%) and it was implemented in a patient-centred way (89.5%). High-quality counselling implemented in a patient-centred manner can play a part in reducing pain and increasing patients' quality of life.
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- Antti-Jussi Haapala
- Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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- Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Vasileiadis D, Drosos G, Charitoudis G, Dontas I, Vlamis J. Does preoperative physiotherapy improve outcomes in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty? A systematic review. Musculoskeletal Care 2022; 20:487-502. [PMID: 35122455 DOI: 10.1002/msc.1616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To systematically review the scientific literature and to investigate the effectiveness of preoperative rehabilitation on subjective and objective outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) when compared with patients in a control group. DATA SOURCES A search was conducted in PubMed, PubMed Central, Embase, Cochrane Library and Physiotherapy Evidence Database databases in May 2021. STUDY SELECTION randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were reviewed if they compared a preoperative physiotherapy exercise intervention with no intervention group for patients undergoing TKA for severe Osteoarthritis (OA). A total of 24 RCTs were included at the end of the evaluation process. By the end of the evaluation process, a total of 24 RCTs were included. DATA EXTRACTION Two authors independently screened the literature, extracted data, and assessed the quality of included studies. The outcomes were knee extension, knee flexion, pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), overall Western Ontario and McMaster Universities OA Index, 6 min walking test, and Timed Up and Go test. RESULTS The majority of the studies included in this systemic review demonstrated a comparable trend of long-term postoperative improvement of knee extension strength, VAS, range of movement and functional scores, and those of quality of life between two groups. Many studies showed a significant improvement in terms of preoperative pain, length of hospital stay and functional performance shortly after the operation, but all studies failed to show a prolonged effect on knee motion or patient function between 3 and 12 months. CONCLUSIONS Low to moderate evidence from mostly small RCTs demonstrated that preoperative physiotherapy interventions reduce pain and improve functional performance for patients with knee OA prior shortly after the TKA.
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- Dimitrios Vasileiadis
- Laboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System, KAT General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Laboratory for Research of the Musculoskeletal System, KAT General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 3rd Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Athens, KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Majed M, Neimi CA, Youssef SM, Takey KA, Badr LK. The Impact of Therapeutic Exercises on the Quality of Life and Shoulder Range of Motion in Women After a Mastectomy, an RCT. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2022; 37:843-851. [PMID: 33219500 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-020-01894-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Breast cancer ranks highest in incidence and mortality among females and second among both genders. Lebanon has the second highest rate of breast cancer worldwide for those 35-39 years old and the highest for those 40-49. Mastectomy often results in deceased shoulder and arm mobility and decreased quality of life. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of an educational program of therapeutic exercises on the quality of life and functional ability in women after a mastectomy. Sixty women undergoing a mastectomy were randomly assigned to either an intervention or control group. The intervention group received extensive pre-surgery education as well as training on therapeutic exercises. Follow-up phone calls to the intervention group were made to ensure that the exercises were being done. Both groups were visited at home at two and four weeks to obtain the outcome variables. The Breast Cancer Patient Version was used to assess quality of life, and the "Goniometer" was used to assess the range of motion of the affected shoulder. At two and four weeks after surgery, women in the intervention group had significant improvements in their shoulder range of motion: flexion, extension, and abduction were significantly different between the control and intervention group at p = 0.04-0.00. For quality of life, physical, psychological, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being were significantly higher for the intervention group at both two and four weeks after surgery, p < 0.001. In a middle-income country, one-to-one education provided by a nurse, which included demonstrations, back demonstrations, and weekly phone calls had a positive impact on women's shoulder range of motion and quality of life. NCT04184102.
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- Mohamad Majed
- Medical Surgical Unit, American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), Beirut, Lebanon
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- Medical-Surgical Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon
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Gündüz CS, Çalişkan N. The Effect of Preoperative Video Based Pain Training on Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Use in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Non-randomized Control Group Intervention Study. Clin Nurs Res 2020; 30:741-752. [PMID: 33383995 DOI: 10.1177/1054773820983361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This non-randomized control group intervention study was conducted to determine the effect of preoperative video based pain training on postoperative pain and analgesic use in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. During the study, the patients in the control (n = 40) received routine care and the patients in the intervention group (n = 40) received video based pain training. İt was determined that the mean postoperative pain scores of the intervention group were significantly lower and their pain management was better compared to the control group (p < .05). The intervention group was found to use significantly less paracetamol on operation day compared to the control group (p < .05). The intervention group was determined to benefit from non-pharmacological methods more than the control group did (p < .05). Providing video based pain training to patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty is recommended since it reduces postoperative pain levels and increases the use of non-pharmacological pain control methods.
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Pulkkinen M, Jousela I, Engblom J, Salanterä S, Junttila K. The effect of a new perioperative practice model on length of hospital stay and on the surgical care process in patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty under spinal anesthesia: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Nurs 2020; 19:73. [PMID: 32765189 PMCID: PMC7395411 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-020-00465-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background The shortened length of hospital stays (LOS) requires efficient and patient-participatory perioperative nursing approaches to enable early and safe discharge from hospitals for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The primary aim of this study was to explore the effect comparative to standard perioperative care of a new perioperative practice model (NPPM) on the LOS and the time points of the surgical care process in patients undergoing THA and TKA under spinal anesthesia. The secondary aim was to find out if any subgroups with different response could be found. Methods Patients scheduled for elective, primary THA and TKA were assessed for eligibility. A two-group parallel randomized clinical trial was conducted with an intervention group (n = 230) and control group (n = 220), totaling 450 patients. The patients in the intervention group were each designated with one named anesthesia nurse, who took care of the patient during the entire perioperative process and visited the patient postoperatively. The patients in the control group received standard perioperative care from different nurses during their perioperative processes and without postoperative visits. The surgical care process time points for each study patient were gathered from the operating room management software and hospital information system until hospital discharge. Results We did not find any statistically significant differences between the intervention and control groups regarding to LOS. Only slight differences in the time points of the surgical care process could be detected. The subgroup examination revealed that higher age, type of arthroplasty and ASA score 3–4 all separately caused prolonged LOS. Conclusion We did not find the new perioperative practice model to shorten either length of hospital stays or the surgical care process in patients undergoing THA and TKA. Further studies at the subgroup level (gender, old age, and ASA score 3 and 4) are needed to recognize the patients who might benefit most from the NPPM. Trial registration This study was registered in NIH Clinical.Trials.gov under registration number NCT02906033, retrospectively registered September 19, 2016.
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- Maria Pulkkinen
- University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Perioperative, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, PO. Box. 900, Vantaa, FI00029 Helsinki, HUS Finland.,Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Joukahaisenkatu 3-5, 20520 Turku, Finland
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- University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Perioperative, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, PO. Box. 900, Vantaa, FI00029 Helsinki, HUS Finland.,University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,School of Economics, University of Turku, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, 20500 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Joukahaisenkatu 3-5, 20520 Turku, Finland.,Turku University Hospital, Kiinanmyllynkatu 4-8, 20500 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Joukahaisenkatu 3-5, 20520 Turku, Finland.,University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Nursing Research Center, Tukholmankatu 8F, PO.Box. 442, FI00029 Helsinki, HUS Finland
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The influence of perioperative interventions targeting psychological distress on clinical outcome after total knee arthroplasty. Rheumatol Int 2020; 40:1961-1986. [PMID: 32728837 PMCID: PMC7591436 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-020-04644-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Our aim was to assess the effect of perioperative interventions targeting psychological distress on clinical outcome after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We searched studies on the effect of perioperative interventions focused on psychological distress used in conjunction with TKA on pain, function, and quality of life (QoL) on PubMed, Embase.com, PsycINFO/OVID, CENTRAL, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Scopus, and Web of Science. We included 40 studies (22 RCTs, ten cohort studies, and eight quasi-experimental studies) with a total of 3846 patients. We graded the quality of evidence as low for pain and function and as moderate for QoL. Patients receiving music, education, cognitive behavioural therapy, guided imagery, pain coping skills training, Reiki, occupational therapy with self-monitoring, and biofeedback-assisted progressive muscles relaxing training had lower pain scores or declined opioid prescriptions after TKA. Pain coping skills training, audio recording-guided imagery scripts, video promoting self-confidence, psychological therapies by video, Reiki, music, occupational therapy with self-monitoring, education, and psychotherapy improved postoperative functional outcome. Education through an app improved QoL after TKA. The studies in our systematic review show that perioperative interventions targeting psychological distress for patients receiving TKA seem to have a positive effect on postoperative pain, function, and QoL. RCTs with strict methodological safeguards are still needed to determine if perioperative interventions focused on psychological distress should be used in conjunction with TKA. These studies should also assess which type of intervention will be most effective in improving patient-reported outcome measures and declining opioid prescriptions.
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