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A randomized clinical trial of a new perioperative practice model on anxiety and health-related quality of life in arthroplasty patients
Authors: Pulkkinen Maria, Jousela Irma, Sintonen Harri, Engblom Janne, Salanterä Sanna, Junttila Kristiina
Publisher: WILEY
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Nursing Open
Journal name in source: NURSING OPEN
Journal acronym: NURS OPEN
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
First page : 1593
Last page: 1605
Number of pages: 13
ISSN: 2054-1058
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.776
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/53316095
Aims: To explore the effectiveness of a new perioperative practice model on anxiety and health-related quality of life in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia.Design: A randomized clinical trial.Methods: Control group participants (N = 222) received standard perioperative care, meaning they were cared for by various nurses during their perioperative process without postoperative visits. Intervention group participants (N = 231) were assigned one named anaesthesia nurse during their entire perioperative process who visited them postoperatively. Both groups responded to two self-reported questionnaires: the generic 15D health-related quality of life instrument and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) measuring anxiety two to three weeks pre-operatively and three months postoperatively.Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the groups at baseline or at follow-up in health-related quality of life or anxiety.
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