Objective: To investigate the effects of continuous nursing (CN) based on WeChat platform on the functional recovery and quality of life (QOL) in elderly patients after total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Methods: A prospective study was performed on selected 124 patients undergoing THA in Orthopedics and Traumatology Department. According to the random number method, the patients were divided into control group (CN, n=62) and observation group (CN based on WeChat platform, n=62). Hip joint function before and after intervention, postoperative complications and QOL were observed.
Results: Harris hip scores and QOL scores 3 and 6 months after intervention were higher in both groups than those before intervention, and the improvement was better in the observation group (all P<0.05). The excellent-effective rate of hip joint function improvement 6 months after intervention in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). The incidence of complications and readmission rate in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (both P<0.05).
Conclusion: CN based on WeChat platform can improve the hip joint function, reduce complications and postoperative readmission rate, and ameliorate QOL of patients after THA.
Keywords: WeChat platform; continuous nursing; quality of life; the elderly; total hip arthroplasty.
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