Physical activity levels after hip and knee joint replacement surgery: an observational study

LJ Hawke; N Shields; MM Dowsey; PFM Choong; NF Taylor

Journal article

Physical activity levels after hip and knee joint replacement surgery: an observational study

LJ Hawke, N Shields, MM Dowsey, PFM Choong, NF Taylor

Clinical Rheumatology | SPRINGER LONDON LTD | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1007/s10067-018-4317-6

Abstract

Usual care after hip or knee joint replacement does not adequately address the problem of low physical activity levels. We aimed to determine whether exercise delivered in a group setting in the early stage of outpatient rehabilitation influenced self-reported physical activity levels after hip or knee joint replacement. A case series of 79 participants referred to a 6-week outpatient orthopaedic exercise group after total hip or knee replacement were evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form. Physical function was evaluated using Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) recommended performance-based tests (30 s Chair Stand Test, 40 m Fa..

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Funding Acknowledgements

Lyndon Hawke is the recipient of a scholarship awarded through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence in Total Joint Replacement (APP1116235). Assoc. Professor Michelle Dowsey holds an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (APP1122526). The authors would like to acknowledge Scott Miller and Janet Robertson from the Angliss Community Rehabilitation Program, Eastern Health, who assisted with this study.