Nursing Caries, Quality of Life, Total Knee Replacement
Conditions
Keywords
total knee replacement, nursing counseling, counseling, quality of life, self care agency
Brief summary
This study aims to determine the effect of counseling on quality of life and self-care agency for patients who are scheduled for TKR.
Detailed description
This is a quantitative study and has a quasi-experimental design with a control group. The sample of the study consisted of 79 patients including intervention (n=39) and control (n=40). The data are collected by the face-to-face interview method using Patient Identification Form, Quality of Life Scale, and Self-Care Agency Scale before surgery, and 6-8th weeks after discharge. Face-to-face and telephone counseling were applied to individuals in the intervention group. The x2, t-test, one-factor variance analysis, and two-factor variance analysis were used in the analysis of the data.
Interventions
OTHERCounseling
Face-to-face and telephone counseling were applied to individuals in the intervention group.
Sponsors
Uşak University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
This is a quantitative study and has a quasi-experimental design with a control group.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* undergoing TKA for the first time, being scheduled to have unilateral TKA, having surgery for osteoarthritis, having no postoperative complications, fulfilment of discharge criteria after surgery, being aged 18 years or older, being conscious, orientation to place and time, having no hearing or speech problems, ability to understand and speak Turkish, being at least literate, not being diagnosed with any psychiatric diseases and not having a history of cancer.
Exclusion criteria
* diagnoses of neurological (e.g. Alzheimer's disease) and psychiatric disorders (e.g. schizophrenia) likely to affect cognitive functions, first accepting to participate in the study and then dropping out of the study, development of complications during follow-up (e.g. infection), unavailability when called and lost to follow-up.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life (SF-36) | up to 16 weeks | in quality of life change from the preoperative period to 6-8th weeks and 14-16th weeks (postoerative period) |
| Self Care Agency | up to16 weeks | in self care agency change from the preoperative period to 6-8th weeks and 14-16th weeks (postoerative period) |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed