title: The Effects of Postdischarge Telephone Counseling and Short Message Service on the Knee Function, Activities of Daily Living, and Life Satisfaction of Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  No study comparing short message service (SMS) texts and telephone counseling for patients undergoing total knee replacement (TKR) has been reported.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the study was to provide postdischarge telephone counseling and SMS texts to TKR patients and to analyze the effects of these services on their knee function (KF), activities of daily living (ADL), and life satisfaction (LS).
  
  
  METHODS
  This study used a randomized clinical trial design. This study was conducted with 40 patients (counseling group: 21; SMS group: 19). In the telephone counseling group and the SMS group, KF, ADL, and LS were assessed before surgery and 1 and 3 months after TKR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Telephone counseling and SMS texts have the same effects on KF, ADL, and LS of TKR patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future research is needed to determine optimal frequency and duration of post-TKR SMS to support patients who have undergone TKR.
authors.affiliation: Kyung Hye Park, MS, Chonnam National University Bitgoel Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea. Mi Ryeong Song, PhD, Professor, College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Hye
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Mi Ryeong
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D013689:Telephone; D060145:Text Messaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome