title: Information and Control Preferences and Their Relationship With the Knowledge Received Among European Joint Arthroplasty Patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prevalence of joint arthroplasties is increasing internationally, putting increased emphasis on patient education.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study describes information and control preferences of patients with joint arthroplasty in seven European countries, and explores their relationships with patients' received knowledge.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data (n = 1,446) were collected during 2009-2012 with the Krantz Health Opinion Survey and the Received Knowledge of Hospital Patient scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  European patients with joint arthroplasty had low preferences. Older patients had less information preferences than younger patients (p = .0001). In control preferences there were significant relationships with age (p = .021), employment in healthcare/social services (p = .033), chronic illness (p = .002), and country (p = .0001). Received knowledge of the patients did not have any relationships with information preferences. Instead, higher control preferences were associated with less received knowledge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The relationship between European joint arthroplasty patients' preferences and the knowledge they have received requires further research.
authors.affiliation: Seija Klemetti, PhD, RN, Researcher, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku; CNS, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Turku University Hospital, Finland. Helena Leino-Kilpi, PhD, RN, FEANS, Professor, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Finland; Nurse Director, Turku University Hospital, Finland. Andreas Charalambous, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; Adjunct Professor, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Finland. Panagiota Copanitsanou, PhD, BSc, MSc, RN, General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio," Department of Orthopaedics, Piraeus, Greece. Brynja Ingadottir, CNS, RN, PhD-student, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden; Department of Surgery, Landspitali-the National University Hospital of Iceland; Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland. Natalja Istomina, PhD, RN, Vice Dean for Development, Adjunct Professor, Department of Nursing, Klaipeda University, Lithuania. Jouko Katajisto, MSocSci, Department of Statistics, University of Turku, Finland. Mitra Unosson, PhD, RN, Professor Emeritus, Department of Social and Welfare Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden. Adelaida Zabalegui, PhD, RN, Director of Nursing, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain. Kirsi Valkeapää, PhD, RN, Adjunct Professor, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Finland; Dean, Faculty of Social and Health Care, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Finland.
authors.forename: Seija
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klemetti
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leino-Kilpi
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Charalambous
authors.forename: Panagiota
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Copanitsanou
authors.forename: Brynja
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ingadottir
authors.forename: Natalja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Istomina
authors.forename: Jouko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katajisto
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unosson
authors.forename: Adelaida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zabalegui
authors.forename: Kirsi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Valkeapää
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000523:psychology*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires