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Research Examines Factors in Delaying or Declining Total Knee Replacement Surgery

                   
brightsurf.com
May 15, 2008
        
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A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in Kent State_s College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery and emphasizes the need for better patient education before and after the procedure. [read full story]                    

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Factors In Delaying Or Declining Total Knee Replacement Surgery

 medicalnewstoday.com May 17, 2008
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Why patients may delay knee surgery

 upi.com May 15, 2008
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Factors In Delaying Or Declining Total Knee Replacement Surgery

medicalnewstoday.com
May 17, 2008
        

A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in Kent State's College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery and emphasizes the need for better patient education before and after the procedure.

                   

Why Patients May Delay Knee Surgery

redorbit.com
May 15, 2008
        

Posted on: Thursday, 15 May 2008, 15:00 CDT Patients usually postpone but ultimately undergo knee replacement surgery, U.S. researchers found. Kent State's College of Nursing found four themes of patient experience -- put up and put off, wait and worry, let go and let in, or hurt and hope -- and...

                   

Why patients may delay knee surgery

upi.com
May 15, 2008
        

KENT, Ohio, May 15 (UPI) -- Patients usually postpone but ultimately undergo knee replacement surgery, U.S. researchers found. Kent State's College of Nursing found four themes of patient experience -- put up and put off, wait and worry, let go and let in, or hurt and hope -- and recommended...