Authors
Baima, JenniferLi, Elizabeth Z.
Doodlesack, Amanda
Most, Mathew J.
Metzmaker, Jeffrey
Ayers, David C.
Document Type
PosterPublication Date
2017-02-10Keywords
total joint replacementhip replacement
knee replacement
pre-operative physical therapy
prehabilitation
rehabilitation
Orthopedics
Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation and Therapy
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Objectives: Pre-operative physical therapy has been shown to reduce post-acute care service utilization. Shifting rehabilitation to the presurgical period, referred to as prehabilitation, could result in reduced recovery time and cost. Limited access to physical therapy may prevent patients from achieving the benefits, and a standard set of independent exercises may be an alternative. We aim to assess the feasibility of an independent exercise program as a pre-surgical intervention for total hip and knee replacement. Design: Participants were taught two exercises for hip or knee arthritis at least one week prior to surgery and instructed to perform them independently at home. Subjects were contacted three days to one month post-operatively and surveyed about discharge, frequency of exercise, and living status of alone or with others. No adverse effects were reported. Additional information was collected from the subjects’chart including age, BMI, and sex. Discharge outcomes were compared with pre-existing independent factors using univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: A total of 80 subjects were followed with a home discharge rate of 78.75%. Univariate analyses showed that the presence of other people in the home showed a slight, but non-significant, association with differences of discharge destination. 82.1%-83.3% of patients who live with others were discharged home versus 57.1% of patients living alone (LR chi-square: 3.84, p=0.15). Multivariate analyses showed a slight, but non-significant, association between frequency of prehabilitation and discharge destination (OR=1.212; 95% CI, 0.960-1.530). BMI showed no associated difference in discharge destination. Conclusions: Increased frequency of prehabilitation and presence of others at home showed slight associations with increased discharges to home, but were non-significant. Increased exposure to prehabilitation (duration times frequency) trends toward more frequent home discharge. Independently performed prehabilitation may be offered as an alternative pre-surgical intervention with likely little to no adverse effect. Larger numbers are needed to determine likelihood of discharge home.DOI
10.13028/gjx4-0594Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/42979Notes
Poster presentation at the 2017 Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 10, 2017.
Co-authors Elizabeth Z. Li and Amanda Doodlesack are medical students at UMass Medical School.
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