Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (23): 3658-3663.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.23.009

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Cognitive behavior therapy alleviates kinesiophobia after total knee arthroplasty  

Cai Li-bai1, Liu Yan-jin1, Zhao Hui2, Xu Hui-ping2, Gao Huan-huan2, Dong Yue-zhi3   

  1. 1Department of Nursing, 2Department of Orthopedics, 3Reproductive Medicine Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
  • Online:2017-08-18 Published:2017-09-01
  • Contact: Liu Yan-jin, Master, Chief nurse, Department of Nursing, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
  • About author:Cai Li-bai, Studying for master’s degree, Nurse, Department of Nursing, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
  • Supported by:

     the Key Research Program of University in Henan Province, No. 16A320051

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Early rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can help the rapid functional recovery of knee, but some patients are fear of moving and refuse to do exercising because of kinesiophobia, thereby delaying functional recovery. Foreign study has confirmed that patients with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can effectively alleviate kinesiophobia, but no related studies have been reported in China.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effectiveness of CBT on patients with kinesiophobia after TKA.
METHODS: 108 patients with kinesiophobia after TKA were recruited from Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China between March 2014 and January 2015, and were then equivalently randomized into experimental and control groups using random number table. Both groups were subjected to conventional treatment, while the experimental group received extra CBT. The scores of Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia and American Knee Society were evaluated immediately, 1, 3, and 6 months after hospital discharge; the hospitalization time and total hospitalization expenditure were compared between two groups immediately after discharge.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The scores of Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group at different time points postoperatively (P < 0.05). The scores of American Knee Society in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group at 3 and 6 months after discharge and kept on rising (P < 0.01), but showed no significant difference at discharge and 1 month after discharge (P > 0.05). (2) The hospitalization time and total hospitalization expenditure in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.01). (3) To conclude, CBT cannot only shorten the hospitalization time and total hospitalization expenditure, but also relieve kinesiophobia, which is conductive for functional recovery of the knee.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:人工关节;骨植入物;脊柱骨折;内固定;数字化骨科;组织工程

Key words: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Prosthesis Implantation, Cognitive Therapy, Tissue Engineering

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