A diarized journey: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the older person's lived experience of a hip or knee replacement within a fast-track programme.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For the older person living with end-stage hip or knee osteoarthritis, a hip or knee replacement can be a traumatic event, influencing the physical, physiological, psychological, social and economic facets of daily living. This interpretative phenomenological study aimed to reveal and interpret the daily lived experiences of the older person before, during and after a primary total hip or knee replacement surgery in a fast-track programme in South Africa.

Methods

A qualitative interpretive phenomenological study, collecting data through solicited diaries and reflexive member validation interviews from seven participants aged 65-75 years, who underwent a primary elective hip or knee replacement surgery. The surgical fast-track process and data collection process ha

SUBMITTER: Burger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10518952 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature