An Examination of the Effects of Pre-Surgical Education on Patient Expectations in Total Knee Arthroplasties
dc.contributor.advisor | Furney, Steve | |
dc.contributor.author | Montez-Ray, Natasha D. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Reardon, Robert | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Larrotta, Clarena | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Boucher, Brenda | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-09-14T19:34:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-09-14T19:34:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-08 | |
dc.description.abstract | As 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 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.department | Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology | |
dc.format | Text | |
dc.format.extent | 162 pages | |
dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
dc.identifier.citation | Montez-Ray, N. D. (2011). An examination of the effects of pre-surgical education on patient expectations in total knee arthroplasties (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/4344 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.subject | pre-surgical patient education | |
dc.subject | total-knee arthroplasties | |
dc.subject | adult education | |
dc.title | An Examination of the Effects of Pre-Surgical Education on Patient Expectations in Total Knee Arthroplasties | |
dc.type | Dissertation | |
thesis.degree.department | Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, & School Psychology | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Developmental and Adult Education | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University | |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy |