Arthritis patients’ quality of life before and after
knee arthroplasty

dc.contributor.author	Σαπουντζή - Κρέπια, Δέσποινα	el
dc.contributor.author	Ψυχογιού, Μ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Ζαφείρη, Βασιλική	el
dc.contributor.author	Κρέπια, Β.	el
dc.contributor.author	Φωτίου - Κιοσσές, Π.	el
dc.contributor.author	Αβραμίκα, Μαρία Γ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Σγάντζος, Μάρκος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-12T10:50:25Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-12T10:50:25Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1169
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Osteoarthritis
dc.subject	Total knee replacement
dc.subject	Emotions
dc.subject	Pain
dc.subject	Selfcare
dc.subject	Support
dc.subject	Quality of life
dc.title	Arthritis patients’ quality of life before and after knee arthroplasty	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Surgery--Nursing
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Χειρουργική
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heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής.	el
heal.publicationDate	2007-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Sapountzi – Krepia, D., Psychogiou, M., Zafiri, V., Krepia, P., Fotiou – Kiosses, M., Avramika, M.G., Sgantzos, M.. (2007). Arthritis patients’ quality of life before and after knee arthroplasty. "Health Science Journal". 1 (2), 46-58.	en
heal.abstract	Abstract: The concept of “quality of life” includes various dimensions of a person’s life and several instruments have been developed for its assessment and its correlation with the effectiveness of treatments and interventions in the patient’s life. Knee arthritis is a degenerative disease, which affects the patients’ quality of life due to its symptoms and its chronic nature. Several studies have shown that total knee arthroplasty contributes to the improvement of physical activity and of social life, it promotes psychological and emotional wellbeing, it improves mental clarity, liveliness, and eliminates or decreases pain. Aim: In order to investigate the patients’ perception on their quality of life before and after total knee arthroplasty, we conducted a qualitative study by interviewing patients by using an interview guide. Material and method: The sample consisted of 14 patients who underwent a surgical total knee replacement because of arthritis. The interviews took place in specific offices of the hospital and lasted from 45 to 60 minutes. The interviews were analysed with the method of content analysis. ResultsConclusions: It was found that pain, relative inability to respond to basic everyday selfcare activities, and difficulty in walking were the most important problems for whose who were not working. For those who were working, difficulty in walking was the most important problem since it inhibited almost every effort to work. The patients stated also that they were psychologically influenced by their condition, and some commented on the indirect social exclusion that they felt. Family was the main source of support for the patients in their every day life. The improvement of the patients’ functionality and of their overall quality of life after the surgical procedure was immediate and satisfactory.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2007-04