Pre-operative education and prehabilitation provision for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement: a national survey of current NHS practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 215,000 total hip replacements (THRs) and total knee replacements (TKRs) take place annually in the UK. Joint replacement has the longest waiting times of elective surgical treatments, with some patients waiting up to two years for surgery in the NHS. Pre-operative education and support interventions could improve both pre-operative health and optimise post-operative outcomes. However, current pre-operative NHS service provision is heterogenous and poorly described. This study aimed to describe the current services and care provided to patients on NHS waiting lists for THR and TKR.

Methods

A link to a national online survey about pre-operative education and prehabilitation was sent to relevant healthcare professionals involved in the pre-operative care of pat

SUBMITTER: Omar I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12039115 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature