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African American patients who attended educational sessions more inclined to undergo TKA

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August 2013

African American patients who attended educational sessions more inclined to undergo TKA

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:593| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Willingness and access to joint replacement among African American patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled intervention

Arthritis Rheum. 2013 May;65(5):1253-61. doi: 10.1002/art.37899

Contributing Authors:
SA Ibrahim BH Hanusa MJ Hannon D Kresevic J Long C Kent Kwoh

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Dr. Said A. Ibrahim discusses how African American patient education can influence willingness to undergo TKA.

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663 African American patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized into one of 4 groups, to assess whether educational interventions increased patient willingness to undergo total knee replacement (TKR). Patients were either allocated into a decision aid group, a motivational interviewing group, a combined decision aid and motivational interviewing group, or a control group. Following 12 ...

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