Preoperative Psychosocial Support for Postoperative Recovery and Health: Mechanistic Substudy

Preoperative Psychosocial Support for Postoperative Recovery and Health: Mechanistic Substudy

This was a single site, three-arm, parallel group randomized clinical trial that compared the effect of three preoperative psychosocial interventions on knee and hip replacement patients' preoperative pain intensity and postoperative pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, and opioid use.

Inclusion Criteria:

• English-speaking males or females.
• 18 years old or older
• Patients within the University of Utah Hospital system
• Patients attending Joint Academy to prepare for either hip or knee replacement surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Altered mental status due to delirium, psychosis, or pharmacological sedation as determined by clinical assessment.