Relationship between patient trust of nursing staff, postoperative pain, and discharge functional outcomes following a total knee arthroplasty.
OBJECTIVE
This correlational study examined the relationship between patient trust of nurses, level of postoperative pain, and discharge functional outcome following total knee arthroplasty.


METHODS
The study included 68 participants.


METHODS
Participants completed the Trust subscale of the Patient's Opinion of Nursing Care to assess trust of nursing staff. Numeric Analog Scale pain scores measured level of pain. Functional outcome was obtained from knee flexion gain scores.


RESULTS
Average trust score was 47.5, average Numeric Analog Scale pain score was 5.0, and average gain score was 26.8. Analysis suggested no statistically significant relationships between patient trust of staff nurses, level of postoperative pain, and discharge functional outcome.
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Donna Mechelle
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Advanced Practice Nurse/Practice Manager, NEA Center for Pain Management, 235 Lundy Lane, Sulphur Rock, AR, USA.
D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D035502:Trust