Patient education and counseling
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Effects of patient education on perioperative analgesic utilization are not well defined. We designed a simple pain management educational card for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients and retrospectively reviewed clinical data before and after implementation to test the hypothesis that more informed patients will use less opioid. ⋯ Empowering TKA patients with education can reduce opioid use perioperatively.
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To extend our understanding of self-management by using original data and a recent concept analysis to propose a unifying framework for self-management strategies. ⋯ The TEDSS Framework may help to guide health service delivery and research.