Selected Factors Related to Postoperative Recovery in Older Person with Total Knee Arthroplasty
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The purpose of this descriptive research was to study the postoperative recovery in older person with total knee arthroplasty and the relationships between selected factors relate to postoperative recovery in older person with total knee arthroplasty which were age, nutritional status, co-morbidity, anxiety, and social support at Orthopedic Department, Tertiary Hospital in Bangkok. Data were collected from 116 older persons who were selected with multi-stage sampling. Research instruments were personal information questionnaire, Geriatric Nutrition Risk Index, STAI Form X-I, Social support questionnaire and postoperative of recovery with total knee arthroplasty instrument. The reliability of STAI Form X-I, Social support questionnaire and postoperative of recovery with total knee arthroplasty instrument were 0.76, 0.90, and 0.86, respectively. Data were analysis by statistic methods, including mean, percentage, standard deviation, Pearson Correlation and Point Biserial Correlation. Major findings were as follows; 1) The recovery in older persons with total knee arthroplasty was at high level with 97.40 percent. 2) Age, anxiety and co-morbidity were negative significantly related to postoperative recovery in older persons with total knee arthroplasty at the level of .05 (r = -.506, -.532, and -.414, respectively). 3) Social support was positive significantly related to postoperative recovery in older person with total knee arthroplasty at the level of .05 (r = .193) and 4) Nutrition has not related to postoperative recovery in older person with total knee arthroplasty.
Suggestion: The results of this study, anxiety and social support factors, should be used for developing a post-operative recovery intervention for older persons with total knee arthroplasty.
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