An Examination of the Effects of Pre-Surgical Education on Patient Expectations in Total Knee Arthroplasties

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dc.contributor.advisorFurney, Steve
dc.contributor.authorMontez-Ray, Natasha D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberReardon, Roberten_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLarrotta, Clarenaen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBoucher, Brendaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-14T19:34:39Z
dc.date.available2011-09-14T19:34:39Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.description.abstractAs patients prepare for total- knee arthroplasty surgery, they have numerous expectations related to their long-term recovery and function. This research discerned whether the use of a pre-surgical patient education class with an additional long-term expectation module addressing recovery during the first 12 months after surgery was more effective in modifying participant‟s pre-surgical expectations than participants xiv receiving the standard pre-surgical educational class alone. Prior to the class each participant completed one disease-specific instrument, a general-health survey, and a total-knee replacement expectation survey. After the class, each participant once again completed the total-knee replacement survey. Included in the study were 42 participants who were enrolled in a pre-surgical education course that was randomized. The participants in the control group received the standard pre-surgical education addressing pre-surgical topics. The participants in the intervention group received the standard pre-surgical education plus an additional module that specifically addressed long-term recovery and function up to 12 months post surgery. The primary outcome of the data revealed that participants‟ who received the standard pre-surgical education with the additional module and who had an educational level higher than high-school, had expectations that were able to be modified to coincide with the surgeons‟ expectations.
dc.description.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
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dc.format.extent162 pages
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dc.identifier.citationMontez-Ray, N. D. (2011). <i>An examination of the effects of pre-surgical education on patient expectations in total knee arthroplasties</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/4344
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPre-Surgical Patient Education
dc.subjectTotal-Knee Arthroplasties
dc.subjectAdult Education
dc.titleAn Examination of the Effects of Pre-Surgical Education on Patient Expectations in Total Knee Arthroplasties
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education and School Psychology
thesis.degree.disciplineDevelopmental and Adult Education
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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