Biopsychosocial Impact on Caregivers in Patients Undergoing Joint and Spine Surgery

Characterizing the Biopsychosocial Impact on Caregivers in Patients Undergoing Joint Replacement and Cervical/Thoracic/Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Pilot Study

The purpose of this study is to describe the biopsychosocial impact of caregivers in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty, and cervical/thoracic/lumbar spine surgery.Defining such impacts may offer opportunities to enhance caregiver capability to provide care following surgery on a loved one.

This is a pilot feasibility study with the goal of enrolling 50 caregivers in each surgical subgroup, with a total of 150 subjects. Caregivers for patients undergoing the above surgeries will be administered Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measures preoperatively, 7 days postoperatively, 14 days postoperatively, and 1 month postoperatively. PROMIS item banks will include Global Health, Anxiety, Fatigue, Depression, Self Efficacy, Social Satisfaction, and Sleep Disturbance. If the caregiver reports the presence of persistent pain, Pain Interference and Physical Function will be administered.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years old or older
• Are the primary person helping in the recovery of a patient undergoing one of the following surgeries below with in the first 30 days after surgery Total knee arthroplasty Total hip arthroplasty Cervical/Thoracic/Lumbar spine surgery
• Able to understand English and can verbalize their pain level

Exclusion Criteria:

• Younger than 18 years old
• Refuse participation
• Cannot understand English
• Has cognitive deficiencies (subject unable to provide consent for the study, subject unable to complete initial post consent measures)