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- Title
QUALITY OF LIFE PARAMETERS IMPROVEMENT FOLLOWING TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT.
- Authors
Grierosu, Carmen
- Abstract
Large joint replacement regarding lower limbs include hip and knee arthroplasty surgical procedures, meant to improve Quality Of Life (QOL) parameters, an optimal representation for patient recovery toward an independent life style. The present study is a consequence of an imperative requirement from the nursing staff, which, in close cooperation with the surgeon, the physical therapist and the psychologist intend a better understanding regarding patient perception of the so-called post-discharge health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Material and method: Our study included a pilot retrospective study performed on a group of 26 patients investigated and operated for total hip replacement, between June 2010 -- June 2011 in the Orthopaedic Clinic in the Rehabilitation Hospital in Iasi, Romania. We have evaluated QOL by applying a WOMAC scoring system and questionnaire to this group of patiens. We have obtained data from those patients in preoperative step but also at 3 months postoperatively. All patients in this study were operated by the same orthopaedic surgeon and followed the same rehabilitation program started during hospital stay and continued under thorough supervision at home or in hospital linked institutions. Preoperative and postoperative at 3 months data were reported and gathered for each patient in the form of Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scores. Results: Following this evaluation we have looked for each main index correlation in the WOMAC pre and postoperatively. For the pain item correlations we have obtained a 0.617 between preoperative and 3 months postoperative pain. For the stiffness item correlations we have obtained a 0.071 between preoperative and 3 months postoperative stiffness. For the functionality item correlations we have obtained a 0.808 between preoperative and 3 months postoperative pain.
- Subjects
QUALITY of life; TOTAL hip replacement; LIFESTYLES; MEDICAL rehabilitation; POSTOPERATIVE pain
- Publication
Sport & Society / Sport si Societate, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 1, p82
- ISSN
1582-2168
- Publication type
Article