Comparison of patients in three different rehabilitation settings after knee or hip arthroplasty: a natural observational, prospective study.

Benz, T; Angst, F; Oesch, P; Hilfiker, R; Lehmann, S; Mebes, Christine; Kramer, E; Verra, Martin (2015). Comparison of patients in three different rehabilitation settings after knee or hip arthroplasty: a natural observational, prospective study. BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 16(317), p. 317. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12891-015-0780-2

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BACKGROUND

Patients after primary hip or knee replacement surgery can benefit from postoperative treatment in terms of improvement of independence in ambulation, transfers, range of motion and muscle strength. After discharge from hospital, patients are referred to different treatment destination and modalities: intensive inpatient rehabilitation (IR), cure (medically prescribed stay at a convalescence center), or ambulatory treatment (AT) at home. The purpose of this study was to 1) measure functional health (primary outcome) and function relevant factors in patients with hip or knee arthroplasty and to compare them in relation to three postoperative management strategies: AT, Cure and IR and 2) compare the post-operative changes in patient's health status (between preoperative and the 6 month follow-up) for three rehabilitation settings.

METHODS

Natural observational, prospective two-center study with follow-up. Sociodemographic data and functional mobility tests, Timed Up and Go (TUG) and Iowa Level of Assistance Scale (ILOAS) of 201 patients were analysed before arthroplasty and at the end of acute hospital stay (mean duration of stay: 9.7 days +/- 3.9). Changes in health state were measured with the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) before and 6 months after arthroplasty.

RESULTS

Compared to patients referred for IR and Cure, patients referred for AT were significantly younger and less comorbid. Patients admitted to IR had the highest functional disability before arthroplasty. Before rehabilitation, mean TUG was 40.0 s in the IR group, 33.9 s in the Cure group, and 27.5 s in the AT group, and corresponding mean ILOAS was 16.0, 13.0 and 12.2 (50.0 = worst). At the 6 months follow-up, the corresponding effect sizes of the WOMAC global score were 1.32, 1.87, and 1.51 (>0 means improvement).

CONCLUSIONS

Age, comorbidity and functional disability are associated with referral for intensive inpatient rehabilitation after hip or knee arthroplasty and partly affect health changes after rehabilitation.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology

UniBE Contributor:

Mebes, Christine, Verra, Martin

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1471-2474

Publisher:

BioMed Central

Language:

English

Submitter:

Stefan Kuchen

Date Deposited:

13 Apr 2016 07:28

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:55

Publisher DOI:

10.1186/s12891-015-0780-2

PubMed ID:

26497597

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.80952

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/80952

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