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Pain Medicine 2017
October 19-20, 2017
Volume 6, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Pain Relief, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-0846
October 19-20, 2017 San Francisco, USA
4
th
International Conference on
Pain Medicine
Self-management programmer after recovery from total knee arthroplasty: A randomized control trial
Jung Hua Shao
Chang Gung University, Taiwan
Background:
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a major cause of mobility impairment. The prevalence of OA is expected to increase
dramatically with aging, contributing to a growing demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). According to statistics results, there
are more patients that are returning home during a more acute phase of recovery; thus there is a demand of home care interventions
for patients still recovering from the TKA. The effectiveness of self-management (SM) programs is evident for people to deal with
chronic conditions.
Aim:
The aim of the study is to examine the effects of SM intervention for people with TKA, over a 12 months follow-up.
Methods:
A randomized controlled trial was applied to examine the SM intervention. Total 139 patients undergoing TKA in the
hospital were randomly assigned to two groups. In order to examine the effects of SM intervention, health-related outcomes were
collected on 12 months following hospital discharge.
Results:
This study shows that there were significant differences (p<.05) for both groups, including knee function measurement, self-
efficacy for coping with arthritis, symptoms of pain and the frequency of the self-management behaviors. However, there were no
significant differences (p>.05) for both groups, including quality of life and depressive symptoms.
Conclusion:
The study suggests that the SM programmer could improve self-care capability and daily self-management behaviors for
patients after TKA. This trend has been facilitated by learning how to self-manage their behaviors of the physical rehabilitation and
symptoms. The study provides nursing staff to implement policy and offer health education with references.
shaomjcn@yahoo.com.twJ Pain Relief 2017, 6:6 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0846-C1-018