Effect Of Counselıng

Uşak University79 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to determine the effect of counseling on quality of life and self-care agency for patients who are scheduled for TKR.

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Total Knee Replacement Quality of Life Nursing Caries

Interventions

CounselingOTHER

Face-to-face and telephone counseling were applied to individuals in the intervention group.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Locations (1)

Usak University Education and Research Hospital

Uşak, Merkez, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality of life (SF-36)

in quality of life change from the preoperative period to 6-8th weeks and 14-16th weeks (postoerative period)

Time frame: up to 16 weeks

Self Care Agency

in self care agency change from the preoperative period to 6-8th weeks and 14-16th weeks (postoerative period)

Time frame: up to16 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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