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KMID : 0123520150220010048
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2015 Volume.22 No. 1 p.48 ~ p.56
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The Effects of Visual Information on Anxiety and Uncertainty in Elderly Patients after the Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Ryu Kyung
Cho Sook-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of visual information on nursing management to elderly total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients.
Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used in this study. Participants of this study were 60 elderly patients with TKA admitted to one hospital: the control group (30) between July and September, 2013, and the experimental group (30) between April and July, 2013. Anxiety and uncertainty were determined at baseline and at 3 days after TKA in both groups.
Results: Two days after the visual information, the experimental group showed a significant decrease in anxiety and uncertainty compared with the control group.
Conclusion: The results of this study show that providing visual information was effective in decreasing postoperative patient anxiety and uncertainty in elderly TKA patients. Therefore, when an elderly patient is hospitalized for TKA, positive and systematic provision of visual information may provide a positive effect by reducing postoperative patient anxiety and uncertainty.
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KEYWORD
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Information resources, Total knee arthroplasty, Anxiety, Uncertainty
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