Supporting patients to prepare for total knee replacement: Evidence-, theory- and person-based development of a 'Virtual Knee School' digital intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Digital delivery of pre-operative total knee replacement (TKR) education and prehabilitation could improve patient outcomes pre- and post-operatively. Rigorously developing digital interventions is vital to help ensure they achieve their intended outcomes whilst mitigating their potential drawbacks.

Objective

To develop a pre-operative TKR education and prehabilitation digital intervention, the 'Virtual Knee School' (VKS).

Methods

The VKS was developed using an evidence-, theory- and person-based approach. This involved a mixed methods design with four phases. The first three focused on planning the VKS. The final phase involved creating a VKS prototype and iteratively refining it through concurrent think-aloud interviews with nine patients who were await

SUBMITTER: Anderson AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632615 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature