ERIC Number: ED539668
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 163
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ISBN: ISBN-978-1-2672-1654-0
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An Examination of the Effects of Pre-Surgical Education on Patient Expectations in Total Knee Arthroplasties
Montez-Ray, Natasha Dawn
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas State University - San Marcos
As patients prepare for total-knee arthroplasty surgery, they have numerous expectations related to their long-term recovery and function. This research discerned whether the use of a pre-surgical patient education class with an additional long-term expectation module addressing recovery during the first 12 months after surgery was more effective in modifying participant's pre-surgical expectations than participants receiving the standard pre-surgical educational class alone. Prior to the class each participant completed one disease-specific instrument, a general-health survey, and a total-knee replacement expectation survey. After the class, each participant once again completed the total-knee replacement survey. Included in the study were 42 participants who were enrolled in a pre-surgical education course that was randomized. The participants in the control group received the standard pre-surgical education addressing pre-surgical topics. The participants in the intervention group received the standard pre-surgical education plus an additional module that specifically addressed long-term recovery and function up to 12 months post surgery. The primary outcome of the data revealed that participants who received the standard pre-surgical education with the additional module and who had an educational level higher than high-school, had expectations that were able to be modified to coincide with the surgeons' expectations. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Expectation, Surgery, Physicians, Patients, Patient Education, Education Courses, Human Body, Surveys, Program Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests, Educational Attainment, Health Education
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Language: English
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