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The knowledge of patients after total hip arthroplasty regarding postsurgical recommendations and physiotherapy Cover

The knowledge of patients after total hip arthroplasty regarding postsurgical recommendations and physiotherapy

Open Access
|Jul 2018

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1.

Situation no. 4 from the questionnaire. Please mark the correct way of turning/changing direction while walking with crutches.

Fig. 2.

Situation no. 13 from the questionnaire. Which way of carrying shopping while walking with crutches will be the safest for a patient after total hip arthroplasty?

Fig. 3.

Sources of information used by the participants during the knowledge test [%]. Source: the authors’ own work

Fig. 4.

Percentage data regarding correct, incorrect as well as both correct and incorrect answers related to particular behaviours during everyday activities. Source: the authors’ own work

Fig. 5.

Sources of information regarding patterns of behaviour in particular situations. Source: the authors’ own work.

Sources of knowledge about physiotherapy and everyday functioning prior to total hip arthroplasty_

Sources of knowledge*n%
The patients did not search for information themselves825,8%
The Internet1341,9%
Brochures1032,3%
Books13,2%
Acquaintances619,4%
Private rehabilitation412,9%
Hospital00,0%
Women’s magazines13,2%

Analysis of the answer sheet

SituationResponseSource of information
CorrectIncorrectCorrect and incorrectPhysiotherapistDoctorPatient’s own responseBrochureThe Internet
n%n%n%n%n%n%n%n%
Situation 12993,526,500,01858,139,7722,613,226,5
Situation 22477,400,0722,62064,539,7516,113,226,5
Situation 32064,5516,1619,41341,926,51238,726,526,5
Situation 42993,526,500,02064,539,7619,400,026,5
Situation 51341,9412,91445,21032,300,02064,500,013,2
Situation 62787,1412,900,031100,000,000,000,000,0
Situation 72477,4619,413,231100,000,000,000,000,0
Situation 81754,81032,3412,939,700,02580,613,226,5
Situation 931100,000,000,0412,900,02683,900,013,2
Situation 101754,8825,8619,439,700,02787,100,013,2
Situation 113096,813,200,0722,600,02374,200,013,2
Situation 1231100,000,000,01135,500,01961,300,013,2
Situation 13516,113,22580,639,700,02787,100,013,2
Situation 142787,100,039,726,500,02890,300,013,2
Total32474,6439,96615,217640,6112,522551,851,2173,9
Language: English
Page range: 21 - 30
Published on: Jul 4, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2018 Dawid Kaźmierski, Aleksandra Truszczyńska-Baszak, Kowalczyk Małgorzata, Białecki Jerzy, published by University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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