ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the effect of telephone intervention on discharged patients after total hip replacement. Methods 214 participants were assigned to the intervention group including 104cases receiving 6 months of telephone intervention and the control group including 110 cases receiving routine nursing by random number table method. The intervention were taken at 1,2 week and 1,2,3,6 month after patients discharged. The outcome measurements were the self-designed questionnaire of functional exercise compliance and Harris scale at 1, 3, 6 month patients discharged. Results The scores of self-designed questionnaire of functional exercise compliance were (42.24±4.58), (38.55±5.84), (36.98±5.41) at 1, 3, 6 month discharge from hospital in the intervention group, while in the control group was (38.79 ± 5.98), (35.45 ± 6.44), (32.45 ± 6.04) respectively. There were significant between two groups, t value was 3.290, 2.567 and 4.024 respectiveliy, P<0.05. There was no significant of Harris scale′s scores between two groups when they discharged. The scores of Harris scale were (66.51±6.64), (75.30± 6.65), (89.44±4.98) at 1, 3, 6 month discharge from hospital in the intervention group, while in the control group was (61.31 ± 6.68), (70.56 ± 8.01), (81.18 ± 6.13) respectively, and it has significant between two groups, t value was 4.232, 3.509 and 8.076, P<0.05. Besides, the scores of self-designed questionnaire of functional exercise compliance were decline and the scores of Harris scale were up along the time patients discharged in two groups(P < 0.05). Conclusions Telephone as a simple, convenient, efficient tool could enhance patients functional exercise compliance and hip function after total hip replacement.