App Delivered Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Surgical Patients

App Delivered Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Knee or Hip Replacement Patients

This will be a single-site, five-arm, parallel group randomized control trial involving patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery. The investigators will compare five different styles of 5-minute, audio-recoded mindfulness practices delivered via app 7 days before to surgery, 2 days before to surgery, 2 days after surgery, and 6 days after surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥18,
• Scheduled to undergo total joint arthroplasty of the knee or hip

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to read English
• Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures