Effect of continuous nursing on rehabilitation of older patients with joint replacement after discharge

Table 1 Baseline information

Baseline data	Convention group, n = 60	Continuation group, n = 53	χ2/t	P value
Sex			0.022	0.883
Male	32 (53.33)	29 (54.72)
Female	28 (46.67)	24 (45.28)
Age in years	67.32 ± 12.28	66.51 ± 12.54	0.347	0.730
Clinical diagnosis			0.122	0.941
Hip fracture	35 (58.33)	32 (60.38)
Ischemic necrosis of femoral head	22 (36.67)	19 (35.85)
Degenerative disease of the hip joint	3 (5.00)	2 (3.77)
Modus operandi			0.941	0.864
Unilateral total hip replacement	5 (8.33)	6 (11.32)
Bilateral total hip replacement	39 (65.00)	33 (62.26)
Unilateral femoral head replacement	16 (26.67)	14 (26.42)
Prosthesis fixation			0.834	0.761
Cement fixation	39 (65.00)	30 (56.60)
Cementless fixation	21 (35.00)	23 (43.40)

Data are n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.

Table 2 Harris score

Time	Convention group, n = 60	Continuation group, n = 53	t	P value
On the day of discharge	43.68 ± 7.22	44.03 ± 6.25	0.274	0.785
3 months after discharge	55.07 ± 9.32	59.86 ± 9.24	2.737	0.007
6 months after discharge	71.22 ± 8.57	78.52 ± 9.86	4.211	< 0.001

Data are mean ± standard deviation.

Table 3 Short form 36 score

Time	Convention group, n = 60	Continuation group, n = 53	t	P value
On the day of discharge	382.45 ± 90.22	380.16 ± 92.14	0.133	0.894
3 months after discharge	592.36 ± 110.32	643.24 ± 112.37	2.425	0.017
6 months after discharge	614.35 ± 105.22	703.88 ± 108.92	4.440	< 0.001

Data are mean ± standard deviation.

Table 4 Complications and readmission

Group	Complication					Readmission (rate)
	Hip dislocation	Lower extremity venous thrombosis	Joint stiffness	Urinary tract infection	Aggregate
Convention group, n = 60	3 (5.00)	2 (3.33)	3 (5.00)	4 (6.67)	12 (20.00)	8 (13.33)
Continuation group, n = 53	0 (0.00)	1 (1.13)	1 (1.13)	0 (0.00)	2 (2.26)	0 (0.00)
z/χ2	0.777				5.413	5.764
P value	0.791				0.020	0.006

Data are n (%).