Total hip replacements due to osteoarthritis is common among the middle aged and elderly population ( Ref). In a study conducted in Brazil, researchers looked at several factors that impacted returning to activities of daily life to determine which rehabilitation protocol was more effective. This study focused on the care received post operatively for fifteen days after total hip replacements related to osteoarthritis had been performed. In this study participants were evaluated to measure the outcomes of using two different rehabilitation protocols for activities of daily living, mobility, and pain*. The participants that were invited to be in the study were patients that had a total hip replacement between July 2009 and October 2011. This created a sample size of 106 participants for the study. Once the participants gave consent they were randomly assigned to one of two groups. The groups were informed that one would receive the protocol and the other would receive a different protocol. The participants …show more content…
The researchers took a sample from a population to apply results of the study to that population for better outcomes post total hip replacement. The parametric aspect is that the researchers utilized interval/ratio levels of measurement to rate the independent variables with the participants. These levels of measurement assisted researchers to gage advancement towards activities of daily living after a hip replacement. The findings showed that the total hip arthroplasty physiotherapy care protocol was measured above group one, which received only the protocol without daily exercise. The use of these methods stated that the total hip arthroplasty physiotherapy care protocol was more effective. By using inferential statistics, the sample could be replicated and applied to the population yielding the same results. Inferential statistical analysis
I carried out this case study on Mrs. Casey (Pseudonym), any 86 year old woman who underwent an elective left total hip replacement (THR). After the OT student studied Mrs. Casey's past medical history in her medical chart, it was noted that she had previously undergone a right THR in 2011, which had been successful and free from complications. Ms. Casey had no other significant past medical history and had been an independent and active woman before the progression of her arthritis. Ms. Casey was required to have total hip replacements carried out on both hip joints as a result of severe Osteoarthritis (OA), which lead to stiffness, pain, and an eventual decrease in mobility, affecting her quality of life and involvement in meaningful occupations.
IRBs review all aspects of the researchers' project: the study design, the recruitment process, the participant population, the informed consent document and process, the risk/benefit ratio, privacy and confidentiality, data storage and protection, and safeguards for vulnerable participants (University of St. Francis, n.d.). In this way, participants' rights are protected because the effort is made even before the research begins. The review process ensures that participants are chosen fairly and adequately and the information collected during research is safeguarded through collection, use, and storage. Research using human participants is such an important part of medicine that it is imperative it is performed in a way that its intrigue is not compromised. The Institutional Review Board Process Applying for exempt research study approval from the IRB at the University of St. Francis involves submitting a copy of the work, an application, and a statement explaining why the researcher believes the study would be exempt from expedited or full-level IRB review approval.
It is essential that when using evidence-based practice guidelines to choose a treatment, that variety of research methods are applied so that the best relevant data can be produced. Such methods include qualitative/quantitative research, randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews. Both qualitative and quantative methods produce valuable data. Quantative research produces numeric evidence that is necessary for practice and can be measured and qualitative research produces descriptive data about the subject by using patients views etc. which can also be applied to clinical practice (Broeder et al, 2010)
This study involved forty-five college men and women of varying ages, ethnic groups, and athletic background. All the subjects were paired up with a partner and did the measurements themselves during their allotted lab times. The following were the joints angles that were measured using the goniometer: shoulder abduction, shoulder hyperextension, shoulder flexion, shoulder lateral rotation, shoulder medial rotation, hip abduction, hip hyperextension, hip flexion, hip lateral rotation, hip medial rotation. In the measurements that was recorded, human error and past injuries would influence the data. This is why .002 (alpha number) is going to be calculated in with the data. Dependent t-test, independent t-test, mean and standard deviation are the following statistical analysis that is used in the following study.
reminders about common misconceptions regarding null hypothesis significance testing. Quality Of Life Research: An International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com
The children where followed up at 10 months and 22 months using the dynamic footprint measurements. They examined the children at 22 months because of the different studies on foot arch stabilization from 7 to 9 years of age. This research was conducted as a observational study. My reason for being is they collected information from doing follow ups at 10 and 22 months. Also, getting information on the foot wear usage, the different types of footwear worn, and how frequent footwear was worn by the participants.
The development of knowledge requires a number of processes in order to establish credible data to ensure the validity and appropriateness of how it can be used in the future. For the healthcare industry, this has provided the ability to create and form new types of interventions in order to give adequate care across a of number of fields within the system. Research then, has been an essential part in providing definitive data, either by disproving previous beliefs or confirming newly found data and methods. Moreover, research in itself contains its own process with a methodological approach. Of the notable methods, quantitative research is often used for its systemic approach (Polit & Beck, 2006). Thus, the use of the scientific method is used, which also utilizes the use of numerical data (Polit & Beck). Here, researches make use of creating surveys, scales, or placing a numerical value on it subjects (Polit & Beck). In the end the resulting data is neutral and statistical. However, like all things its approach is not perfect, yet, it has the ability to yield valuable data.
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The study consisted of a significant number of females compared to males, which makes it invalid to conclude that the findings support the general population. A strength was that participants were selected at random. By doing so, the study remained unbiased, thus making the results more credible.
Abstract Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative and progressive condition affecting synovial joints, so it is necessary to know how this problem affects physical function of knee osteoarthritic patients. The aim of the study was to test the validity and reliability of arabic-language version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score physical function short form to measure the physical function in knee osteoarthritic patients. 69 patients with knee osteoarthritis (bilateral osteoarthritis considered 2 cases) were recruited and 150 sheets (test and retest sheets) were filled out and three expert panels (each consists of ten experts) participated in this study, forward translation, development of preliminary initially translated version,
In the health care industry, gathering information in order to find the best diagnosis route or even determine patient satisfaction is necessary. This is complete by conducting a survey and collecting data. When the information is complete, we then have statistical information used to make administrative decision within the healthcare field. The collection of meaningful statistics is an important function of any hospital or clinic.
Eleven clinicians responded to the survey (response rate of 73%) including 3 physicians, 4 physiotherapists, 3 nurses, and one psychologist. The average age of participants was 44 years (SD ± 12.3); 45% of the participants were females, and the average number of years practicing their respective professions was 18 years (SD ± 10.2).
It is unclear what type of method was used to select the sample and whether the sample was a simple random sample. The participants are the individuals of three different cohorts. One might assume that these three cohorts were randomly selecte...
Hip fractures pose a significant public health problem among today’s elderly population. With the number of elderly citizens (ages 65 and older) continuing to increase, it is likely that the number of hip fractures will increase as well. Each year more than 300,000 elderly people are hospitalized for hip fractures ("Hip Fractures Among Older Adults," n.d.). Studies show that 15% to 25% of hip fracture patients die within one year, and about 9 out of 10 hip fractures occur in individuals over 60 years of age and are usually the result of a fall (Schoen, 2008). Hip fractures can diminish the quality of life and independence, impaired mobility, as well as pose an increased risk for diminished health and possible mortality, subsequent fractures,
The exclusion criteria are older adults who were not planned for elective hip surgery, pathologic hip fracture, head injury or hip fracture due to the motor vehicle collision, mental disorder or severe aggressive, and serious comorbidities illness which required ICU. Before invite to the study, the older adults with hip fracture will be assessed by the Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Pain scale, and Frailty index (FI) for purposive inclusion in the study. During the pre-operative, participants will be evaluated by Pain scale, the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM; Thai version), the DEAR (Delirium Elderly At Risk) in Thai version, and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Then, the participants will be followed by the researcher and research assistants (well- trained by the researcher) every day after hip surgery for 5 days. The clinical characteristic and the day of developing delirium will be documented by the researcher and will be compared with those who were not developed the delirium post-operative. Finally, the statistical test will analyze in the study is t-test and multiple