Exploring feasibility of health-related quality of life assessments and pain diaries in patients undergoing prehabilitation before total knee arthroplasty: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehabilitation prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may mitigate deterioration in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) during the preoperative period and support recovery after surgery. However, little is known about the feasibility of systematically monitoring HRQOL and pain through patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in this context. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using validated HRQOL questionnaires and daily pain diaries during a prehabilitation programme for patients awaiting (TKA) and up to 12 weeks postoperatively.

Methods

Twenty patients (mean age 73 ± 6 years) scheduled for primary unilateral TKA were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG) or control group (CG). The IG participated in a 4- to 8-week individualise

SUBMITTER: Granicher P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548121 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature