Two novel prehabilitation apps to help patients stop smoking and risky drinking prior to hip and knee arthroplasty.
Hanne TönnesenRie RaffingSusanne Vahr LauridsenJes Bruun LauritzenAnne Marie Halmø ElholmHelle Sæderup JensenPeter EspinosaKarl Åke JanssonAnne H BermanJenaro Ángel Fernández-ValenciaErnesto Muñoz-MahamudManuel SantiñàAndrés CombaliaPublished in: International orthopaedics (2023)
This pilot study to test prototype apps generated helpful feedback for the app developers. Based on the patient and staff comments, multiple improvements in functionality seem required before scaling up the evaluation for effect on prehabilitation and postoperative complications.