Effectiveness of educational intervention on rehabilitation knowledge and practice among patients after Hip replacement surgery

Tóm tắt

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of educational intervention on rehabilitation knowledge and practice among patients after hip replacement surgery at Thanh Hoa General Hospital.

Method: An educational intervention study with comparison of rehabilitation knowledge and practice at baseline and post intervention among 55 patients after hip replacement surgery.

Results: The mean score of rehabilitation knowledge at immediatly after the intervention increased to 13.18 ± 2.74 compared to 7.96 ± 1.97 the baseline (p<0.001). The proportion of study participants who achieved rehabilitation knowledge increased to 87,3% after the intervention. The mean score of practice at immediatly after the intervention increased significantly, reaching 13.60±2.37 compared to 6.22±2.37 at the baseline (p<0.001). The proportion of study participants who achieved the rehabilitation practice increased to 90,9% after the intervention.

Conclusion: The rehabilitation knowledge and practice among patients after hip replacement surgery were still limited before intervention.  Educational interventions significantly improved rehabilitation knowledge and practice among patients after hip replacement surgery. The nurses and healthcare providers should consider to integrate the educational intervention in their usual care practice for the patients with hip replacement surgery.