Evaluating Self-Directed Rehabilitation for Knee and Hip Arthroplasty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study
Todd M Miner, Mike B Anderson, David C Van Andel, Robert E Neher, Roberta E Redfern, Paul J Duwelius, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò · 2024
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Description
Todd Miner and colleagues tested smartphone-guided self-rehabilitation after joint replacement as the pandemic changed physical therapy. The study across many centers reanalyzed a forward looking cohort of patients using an app platform for home recovery exercises. It included 1,665 patients who used the platform around knee or hip replacement and reported three months of outcomes. Use of extra in-person therapy, step counts, and joint scores were compared between early and late pandemic periods.
Early-pandemic patients skipped adjunct therapy more often, notably after hip replacement. Step counts still improved by three months. The pattern suggests need drove self-direction first, and outcomes held up well enough to keep the model attractive afterward. App-guided rehabilitation shifts recovery work onto patients' phones; this 2024 evidence helps hospitals decide when that swap is safe.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Todd M Miner, Mike B Anderson, David C Van Andel, Robert E Neher, Roberta E Redfern, Paul J Duwelius, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |