The Impact of Personality Traits on the Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Joint Authors

Giurea, Alexander
Fraberger, G.
Kolbitsch, P.
Schneider, E.
Lass, Richard
Kubista, Bernd
Windhager, Reinhard

Source

BioMed Research International

Issue

Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2016-02-18

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Ten to twenty percent of patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are dissatisfied with their clinical outcome.

Aim of this study was to investigate the impact of personality traits on the subjective outcome of TKA.

We investigated 80 patients with 86 computer navigated TKAs.

We asked for patients satisfaction and divided patients into two groups (satisfied or dissatisfied).

12 personality traits were tested by the Freiburg Personality Inventory (FPI-R).

Postoperative examination included Knee Society Score (KSS), Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Radiologic investigation was done in all patients.

84% of our patients were satisfied, while 16% were not satisfied.

The FPI-R showed statistical significant influence of four personality traits on patient satisfaction: life satisfaction (p=0.006), performance orientation (p=0.015), somatic distress (p=0.001), and emotional stability (p=0.002).

All clinical scores (VAS, WOMAC, and KSS) showed significantly better results in the satisfied patient.

Radiological examination showed optimal alignment of all TKAs.

There were no complications requiring revision surgery.

The results of our study show that personality traits may influence patients satisfaction and clinical outcome after TKA.

Therefore patients personality traits may be a useful predictive factor for postoperative satisfaction after TKA.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Giurea, Alexander& Fraberger, G.& Kolbitsch, P.& Lass, Richard& Schneider, E.& Kubista, Bernd…[et al.]. 2016. The Impact of Personality Traits on the Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098077

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Giurea, Alexander…[et al.]. The Impact of Personality Traits on the Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098077

American Medical Association (AMA)

Giurea, Alexander& Fraberger, G.& Kolbitsch, P.& Lass, Richard& Schneider, E.& Kubista, Bernd…[et al.]. The Impact of Personality Traits on the Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098077

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1098077