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Marco Antonio Percope de Andrade
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Faculdade de Ciencias Economicas
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-213X
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Background
In developing countries, the illiteracy index is high in public hospitals. We describe a method in which patients are instructed before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a differentiated way without the necessity of reading any self-orientation.
Methods
To improve patient education before TKA we developed a multidisciplinary method in which an orthopedic surgeon, a nurse and a physiotherapist give the patients a differentiated orientation with specific lectures regarding the pre, intra and post-operative issues in a prospective case-control study of 79 consecutive patients undergoing primary TKA. Twenty-nine patients received the standard verbal education (control group) and 38 patients received the differentiated education (intervention group). The patients were evaluated during at least six months.
Results
After a 6-month follow-up period, SF-36 and WOMAC forms, VAS and range of motion improved significantly in both groups. ROM was better in the intervention group (mean and SD − 106.9 ± 5.7 versus 92.5 ± 12.1 degrees, p = 0.02). Moreover, walk ability (more than 400 meters) was improved in the intervention group compared with control group (97.4% versus 72.4%, p = 0.003). In the intervention and control groups, respectively, 10.5% and 31% of patients reported the need of some walking device (p = 0.03).
Conclusions
A differentiated educational program with a multidisciplinary team had a positive impact on functional outcomes, improving ROM and walk ability of patients undergoing TKA in a short-term evaluation.
Keywords
Arthroplasty, Knee Replacement, Osteoarthritis, Patient Education
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Research article
Marco Antonio Percope de Andrade
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Faculdade de Ciencias Economicas
Corresponding Author
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6284-213X
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Editorial decision: Major revision
On 16 Jan, 2021
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On 11 Jan, 2021
Editor invited
On 11 Jan, 2021
Version 1
Posted 16 Jun, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 11 Nov, 2020
Review #2 received
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Received 18 Aug, 2020
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Reviewer #1 agreed
On 18 Jul, 2020
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Background
In developing countries, the illiteracy index is high in public hospitals. We describe a method in which patients are instructed before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a differentiated way without the necessity of reading any self-orientation.
Methods
To improve patient education before TKA we developed a multidisciplinary method in which an orthopedic surgeon, a nurse and a physiotherapist give the patients a differentiated orientation with specific lectures regarding the pre, intra and post-operative issues in a prospective case-control study of 79 consecutive patients undergoing primary TKA. Twenty-nine patients received the standard verbal education (control group) and 38 patients received the differentiated education (intervention group). The patients were evaluated during at least six months.
Results
After a 6-month follow-up period, SF-36 and WOMAC forms, VAS and range of motion improved significantly in both groups. ROM was better in the intervention group (mean and SD − 106.9 ± 5.7 versus 92.5 ± 12.1 degrees, p = 0.02). Moreover, walk ability (more than 400 meters) was improved in the intervention group compared with control group (97.4% versus 72.4%, p = 0.003). In the intervention and control groups, respectively, 10.5% and 31% of patients reported the need of some walking device (p = 0.03).
Conclusions
A differentiated educational program with a multidisciplinary team had a positive impact on functional outcomes, improving ROM and walk ability of patients undergoing TKA in a short-term evaluation.
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