presence of an artificial hip joint/ ICD-10 code: Z96.64 Z96.64
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The intervention group receives the full software.
Group 2: The control group receives information in the usual way (Standard Care), via brochures and other manually distributed documents.
Sponsors
Medizinische Universität Graz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria include a physician's decision to perform a hip replacement, being over 18 years old, being able to give informed consent, and having sufficient German language skills to answer the patient's questions. Furthermore, patients must have access to the software application via their private smartphone or PC.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria include the presence of cognitive impairment and previous hip surgery. Individuals from protected groups or patients undergoing emergency hip replacement surgery will not be included. Patients who cannot use a smartphone or PC and/or are participating in other studies that conflict with the current study will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoints, which will be collected and evaluated three times in both the pre- and post-operative phases, are PREMS questionnaires assessing increased health literacy (level of information) and treatment satisfaction. Primary endpoint Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) - Assessment/Questionnaire - Level of Informedness - Assessment/Questionnaire - Satisfaction and Knowledge - Assessment/Questionnaire - Software Use (intervention Group) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Furthermore, the standardized PROMS EQ-5D-5L will be used to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL), the Oxford Hip Score (OHS) for disease-specific limitations, and an assessment developed by the University of Graz called the Psychosomatic Assessment Health Disc (PAHD) to assess biopsychosocial factors. Secondary Endpoints Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) - Oxford Hip Score (OHS) - EQ-5D-5L - PA Health Disc - Access times, user function calls (intervention group) | — |
Countries
Austria
Contacts
Public ContactGerald Sendlhofer
Medizinische Universität Graz
Outcome results
None listed