Quality of life in patients undergoing total knee replacement Udonthani Hospital

Abstract

This descriptive study research aimed to study the quality of life in patients who had undergone total knee replacement and analyze related factors affected quality of life. Population: total knee replacement patients who had admitted to Orthopedics department, Udonthani Hospital during 1st October 2013 to 30th September 2014. Calculated by Taro Yamane formula, then 80 patients were recruited. Questionnaires were used, which contains personal information; content was verified validity by experts and confidential test with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient 0.85. Collected data by self-respondent questionnaire via air mail on 1st February to 31st March 2015, data were analyzed by descriptive statistics include percentage, mean and standard deviation. The statistical analysis used F-test on SPSS program.

All of 80 patients who had undergone total knee replacement were female. Most of them were older than 60 years old (57.5%), there highest education was primary school (71.3%), housewives (36.3%) and obesity (BMI 25-29.9) 72.5%. Overall quality of life ranked in good level (95.34%) similar to age, education, occupation. But marked obesity group (BMI > 30) had quality of life mean score in fair level. The difference in BMI level also revealed difference in quality of life with statistically significant at p < 0.05.

Education about disease, prognosis, diet and nutrition, ergonomics and exercise, rehabilitation body and mind should be improving the quality of life.