This evidence-based project implemented a pre-operative education class designed by an occupational therapist (OT). In total, 14 participants scheduled for an elective posterior lateral total hip replacement (THR) were recruited. The class focused on post-surgical precautions following a posterior lateral total hip replacement, performing activities of daily living (ADL's) while following specified precautions, and modifying the home as needed to facilitate performance of daily activity. A 15 question Knowledge Inventory (KI) and the Speilberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI 6) was administered before and immediately after the intervention. Results indicated that participants felt prepared after receiving this intervention, results on the KI significantly improved post intervention and although their anxiety fluctuated prior to and post intervention, they felt the content within the class was important to hear.
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