title: Acceptability of a Guided Imagery Intervention for Persons Undergoing a Total Knee Replacement.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Guided imagery (GI) has been recommended as a mind-body therapy for pain relief following orthopaedic surgery, but little is known about the acceptability of the intervention.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Describe the perceptions of patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) surgery regarding the acceptability of a customized GI intervention to promote TKR outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Narrative and survey data collected during a randomized controlled trial of the GI intervention were analyzed to assess the acceptability of the intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most participants were satisfied with and actively engaged in the intervention, and they perceived it to be helpful. For the smaller group of participants who did not find the intervention to be acceptable, reasons for dissatisfaction and barriers to engagement were identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Guided imagery is an acceptable intervention for many persons undergoing TKR surgery. The results of this study can provide information to further develop a targeted and customized GI intervention for this population.
authors.affiliation: Claire Burke Draucker, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Angela Barron McBride Professor of Mental Health Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis. Ann F. Jacobson, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, is Professor, Kent State University, Kent, OH. Wendy A. Umberger, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, is Professor, Kent State University, Kent, OH. Rodney P. Myerscough, PhD, is Clinical Psychologist, Summa Health System Hospitals, Akron, OH. Jessica D. Sanata, MSN, MBA, RN, is a Clinical Instructor, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
authors.forename: Claire Burke
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Draucker
authors.forename: Ann F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Umberger
authors.forename: Rodney P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Myerscough
authors.forename: Jessica D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sanata
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction