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Appendix 5: Evidence- based review tables<br />

Source Design and participants Intervention Outcomes Results Quality and comment<br />

Hunt et al (2009) Qualitative study<br />

Aim: to describe service user<br />

experience <strong>of</strong> accelerated<br />

discharge after <strong>hip</strong><br />

<strong>replacement</strong> in order to test<br />

the acceptability to service<br />

users <strong>of</strong> economically driven<br />

shortening <strong>of</strong> post- operative<br />

stay<br />

Belfast n=20<br />

Mean age 70 years<br />

Male: female ratio 9:11<br />

Liverpool n=15<br />

Mean age 71 years<br />

Male: female ratio = 8:7<br />

United Kingdom.<br />

<strong>Total</strong> <strong>hip</strong> <strong>replacement</strong><br />

Two groups from two<br />

hospitals:<br />

1. Belfast – accelerated<br />

discharge<br />

programme, aiming<br />

for a post- operative<br />

stay <strong>of</strong> 3- 4 days<br />

(cases)<br />

2. Liverpool –<br />

traditional regimen<br />

<strong>of</strong> discharge after<br />

6–7 days (controls).<br />

Semi-structured<br />

interviews <strong>of</strong> service<br />

users’ feelings and<br />

experiences relating to<br />

their intervention.<br />

Service users primarily concerned<br />

with how attentive and informative<br />

hospital staff had been, and did not<br />

spontaneously refer to LOS<br />

When prompted, they did not<br />

question their discharge time,<br />

though those with traditional care<br />

could not countenance more rapid<br />

discharge<br />

Service users with accelerated<br />

discharge described concerns about<br />

consequences <strong>of</strong> early discharge for<br />

them or their family – especially<br />

regarding managing pain and<br />

mobility problems at home and<br />

needing more support.<br />

Grade D – Very Low<br />

Downgraded from Grade C<br />

due to limitations:<br />

• Differences in surgical,<br />

anaesthetic/pre- operative<br />

occupational therapy<br />

• Time post- surgery and<br />

interview length varied<br />

• Unclear if any researcher<br />

and participant bias<br />

• Small sample size<br />

• Awareness service users<br />

rarely criticise their care<br />

when asked overtly<br />

• Continuing inflammatory<br />

response at least 7 days<br />

after surgery: Liverpool<br />

sample (longer stay)<br />

response would be lower re<br />

feeling unwell at discharge.<br />

Husted et al (2008) Prospective cohort study<br />

Aim: to identify service user<br />

characteristics associated with<br />

LOS and service user<br />

satisfaction after total <strong>hip</strong> and<br />

knee <strong>replacement</strong> surgery<br />

Facility: dedicated fast track<br />

joint <strong>replacement</strong> unit<br />

712 unselected consecutive<br />

service users<br />

Mean age 69 years<br />

Male: female ratio = 272:440<br />

Denmark.<br />

<strong>Total</strong> <strong>hip</strong> <strong>replacement</strong><br />

or total knee<br />

<strong>replacement</strong> with fast<br />

track therapy and early<br />

discharge home within<br />

5 days<br />

Standardised protocol<br />

throughout<br />

multidisciplinary team<br />

approach.<br />

• Length <strong>of</strong> stay<br />

• Service user satisfaction<br />

(11 parameters via<br />

written questionnaire<br />

completed on<br />

discharge).<br />

22 service user<br />

characteristics were<br />

examined.<br />

92% discharged home in 5 days, 41%<br />

in 3 days. 88/712 didn’t attend preoperative<br />

meeting. No difference in<br />

LOS found between those who did<br />

and didn’t attend, or between service<br />

users with different surgeons or<br />

operations at different times <strong>of</strong> day<br />

Age (older p=0.01), gender (females<br />

p=0.01), marital status (living alone<br />

p=0.02) had increased chance <strong>of</strong><br />

staying longer than 3–5 days. There<br />

were similar outcomes for use <strong>of</strong><br />

walking aids (p=0.004) and day <strong>of</strong><br />

surgery (p=0.001)<br />

Study concluded that the<br />

accelerated discharge reduced LOS<br />

for unselected THR and TKR service<br />

users. High service user satisfaction<br />

was found for all parts <strong>of</strong> the stay<br />

with a readmission rate similar to<br />

other studies.<br />

Grade C – Low<br />

Limitations:<br />

• Service user satisfaction<br />

tool not validity/reliability<br />

tested<br />

• No discussion on<br />

population specifics and<br />

what happens with<br />

complex service user<br />

discharge<br />

• No follow- up<br />

• No mention <strong>of</strong> outcomes<br />

for 8% who stayed more<br />

than 5 days<br />

• Difficult to determine<br />

generalisability <strong>of</strong> results.<br />

86<br />

<strong>Occupational</strong> therapy for adults undergoing total <strong>hip</strong> <strong>replacement</strong>

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