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Short hospital stay augmented with education and home-based rehabilitation improves function and quality of life after hip replacement - Randomized study of 50 patients with 6 months of follow-up

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Author

  • K Siggeirsdottir
  • O Olafsson
  • H Jonsson
  • Susanne Iwarsson
  • V Gudnason
  • Brynjolfur Jonsson

Summary, in English

Background Because of current cost restrictions, we studied the effect of a shorter hospital stay on function, pain and quality of life (QOL) after total hip replacement (THR). Patients and methods 50 patients from two hospitals were randomized into a study group (SG) of 27 patients receiving preoperative and postoperative education programs, as well as home visits from an outpatient team, and a control group (CG) of 23 patients receiving "conventional" rehabilitation often augmented by a stay at a rehabilitation center. Results Mean hospital stay was shorter for the SG than for the CG (6.4 days and 10 days, respectively; p < 0.001). During the 6-month study period, there were 9 non-fatal complications in the SG and 12 in the CG (p = 0.3). The difference in Oxford Hip Score between the groups was not statistically significant before the operation, but was better for the SG at 2 months (p = 0.03) and this difference remained more or less constant throughout the study. The overall score from the Nottingham Health Profile indicated a better QOL in the SG. Interpretation Our preoperative education program, followed by postoperative home-based rehabilitation, appears to be safer and more effective in improving function and QOL after THR than conventional treatment.

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

555-562

Publication/Series

Acta Orthopaedica

Volume

76

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Orthopedics

Status

Published

Research group

  • Sustainable occupations and health in a life course perspective
  • Orthopedics - Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1745-3682