Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga - 2022, Page 44

Health related quality of life of patients after total hip replacement
The goal of this study is to describe health related
quality of life of patients after hip arthroplasty at
three time points: in hospital post-surgery (T1),
six weeks (T2) and six months (T3) after discharge
with the objective to identify which symptoms and
background factors are predictive of patients‘health
related quality of life six weeks and six months after
surgery.
This is a prospective, descriptive cohort study
performed at the National hospital in Iceland
(Landspitali) and Akureyri hospital (Sjúkrahúsið á
Akureyri). The population were all those who had
hip arthroplasty from the 15th of January to 15th
of July, 2016. Health related quality of life was
measured with SF-36v2. Linear regression analysis
was used to detect what influences physical and
mental health related quality of life at T2 and T3.
In general, health-related quality of life improved
after the operation. Upon discharge patients having
other diseases and those who are not working
should receive special attention and education.
Further follow-up should also emphasize sleep and
and self-evaluated recovery.
Purpose
Findings
ENGLISH SUMMARY
Health related quality of life of
patients after total hip replacement:
Descriptive panel study.
Method
Quality of life, arthroplasty, patients, nursing,
recovery.
Correspondent:
herdis@hi.is
Conclusion
Keywords
Sveinsdottir, J. S., Sveinsdottir H.
The mean age of the participants (n = 101) was
66.2 years and 48.5% of them were men. At T2,
11 (10,9%) participants had started working and
at T3 41 (43%) participant. 75.2% of them had a
disease other than the one that led to the operation
and 78,2% had recovered well/ very well at T2
and 73.2% at T3. The most common symptoms
after hip arthroplasty at all three time points were
difficulty with movement, pain, fatigue and lack of
endurance. Health related quality of life increased
between the three time points. Being able to
start working and recovering well after surgery
explained 47.3% of the variability in the physical
health quality of life at T2 and being very successful
explained 52.6% of the variability at T3. Being
without other diseases explained 32.4% of the
variability in mental health quality of life at T2 and
having recovered very well as well as sex life and
insomnia did not cause discomfort at T3 explained
49.2% of the variability at T3