An investigation of the attitude of orthopaedic patients with fractured femur towards rehabilitation in hospital after injury
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2004
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Abstract
This study is aimed at investigating the attitude of orthopaedic patients
with fractured femur towards rehabilitation in hospital after injury.
A descriptive survey was undertaken. One set of questionnaire was
designed for patients with fractured femur who were admitted to hospital
after injury. It consisted of both structured and unstructured questions.
The total sample comprised of twenty five (25) orthopaedic patients with
fractured femur. Selected through purposive sampling where every
patient with fractured femur was selected. The study revealed that most
of the patients with a fractured femur had a negative attitude towards
rehabilitation. The study indicated that they were not given enough
information about the importance of rehabilitation programmes on
admission to hospital.
Based on the above findings it was recommended that information on the
nature of rehabilitation programmes should be given to each patient on
admission. This should include the roles and functions of the rehabilitation
team members and their expectations in order to encourage a positive
attitude and cooperation during the rehabilitation process.
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A dissertation submitted in accordance with the requirement for the M.Cur degree in the Department of Nursing science at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2004.
Keywords
Femur--Patients--Attitudes, Femur--Fractures, Rehabilitation counseling