Does increased peri-operative communication improve patient satisfaction after total joint arthroplasty? a randomised controlled trial
Aim: To determine whether peri-operative cell phone massaging patients undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty improves the satisfaction rate. Methods: We conducted a RCT of 90 patients and were left with 80 patients at final analysis, 40 participants in each group. Results: In the study group, 57.5% were satisfied, 22.5% very satisfied, 12.5% indifferent and 7.5% were dissatisfied versus the control group’s 77.5% satisfied, 17.5% indifferent and 5% dissatisfied.