| Nursing intervention by telephone interviews of patients aged over 65 years after total hip replacement improves health status: a randomised clinical trial. | |
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PMID: 19422632 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: We hypothesised that all areas of health status after total hip replacement could be improved in patients aged over 65 years and over by using telephone support and counselling 2 and 10 weeks after surgery compared with a control group receiving conventional care and treatment. DESIGN: A randomised clinical trial focusing on patients' health status by using short-form 36 at 4 weeks preoperatively and 3 and 9 months postoperatively was carried out. Sample: 180 patients aged 65 years and over were randomised 4 weeks preoperatively to either control or intervention groups. MEASUREMENTS: both groups received conventional surgical treatment, but the intervention group was interviewed by telephone 2 and 10 weeks after surgery. Patients were given counselling within eight main dimensions with reference to their postoperative situation. Results: All patients experienced improvement in health status. The intervention significantly reduced the time patients needed to reach their habitual levels in three of eight areas of their health status: the intervention patients reached their habitual levels at 3 months whereas the control patients reached theirs after 9 months. CONCLUSION: Intervention by telephone support and counselling in the postoperative phase seems to benefit patients' improvement in health status. |
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Authors:
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Britta Hørdam; Svend Sabroe; Preben Ulrich Pedersen; Steen Mejdahl; Kjeld Søballe |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-04-28 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences Volume: 24 ISSN: 1471-6712 ISO Abbreviation: Scand J Caring Sci Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-17 Completed Date: 2010-09-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804206 Medline TA: Scand J Caring Sci Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 94-100 Citation Subset: N |
Affiliation:
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Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark. bhoerdam@mail.dk |
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Bank Name/Acc. No.:
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ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00226070 |
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Aged Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / statistics & numerical data* Denmark / epidemiology Female Health Status* Humans Interviews as Topic* Male Nursing Care / methods* Orthopedics / statistics & numerical data |
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