Telerehabilitation Feasibility in Total Joint Replacement

Telerehabilitation Feasibility in Total Joint Replacement

Despite documented benefits, many Total Joint Replacement (TJR) patients find it difficult to access rehabilitation following discharge from hospital. One solution to improve access for TJR patients is telerehabilitation. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of introducing a telerehabilitation program for TJR patients. TJR patients at QEII Jubilee Hospital were invited to complete a quest...

Patients' experiences of telerehabilitation at home after shoulder joint replacement.

We investigated the experience of ten patients who received video-based physiotherapy at home for two months after a shoulder joint replacement. Videoconferencing took place via the patient's home broadband connection at a bandwidth of 256-768 kbit/s. Qualitative interviews were carried out, transcribed and analysed. Through qualitative content analysis six categories were identified: (1) a dif...

Complications of total joint replacement

Anesthesia for total joint replacement.

Shared Decision Making in Total Joint Replacement.

» Shared decision making and decision aids have been effective in improving patient knowledge about medical procedures and in reducing decisional conflict and improving the accuracy of patients’ risk perceptions, allowing patients to make a decision that is more in accordance with their particular values and thus leading to improved patient outcomes and satisfaction after total joint arthroplasty.