Experience of Hospitalization Rehabilitation Training Among Elderly Patients After Total Hip Arthroplasty:A Qualitative Study
Objective To understand the experience of rehabilitation training during hospitalization among elderly patients after total hip arthroplasty(THA),and to provide reference for the development of standardized in-hospital and out-of-hospital rehabilitation programs.Methods Using a phenomenological research method,patients(age≥65)who underwent THA in an Orthopedic Department of a tertiary A hospital in Shanghai from September to October 2023 were selected for semi-structured interviews,and the Colaizzi 7-step analysis was used to analyze the data.Results Patients'experience of rehabilitation training after THA in hospital can be summarized into three themes,namely patients'satisfaction with the improvement of joint function and fear of movement,patients'perception of rehabilitation training showed dynamic changes,and patients'diverse needs for rehabilitation training support.Conclusions Elderly patients after THA should be trained as early as possible to improve joint function.Medical staff should pay attention to the transitional nursing of patients both in and out of hospital and strengthen the assessment of patients'negative emotions.Administrators should provide scientific and safe rehabilitation programs according to the actual situation.
the elderlytotal hip replacementrehabilitation trainingqualitative study