Can We Empower Patients for Joint Surgery? Assessing the Impact of a Telemedicine Coaching Intervention

Background: Optimizing patients before surgery results in fewer complications and higher patient quality of life following surgery. We implemented a telemedicine Joint Health Coaching program in 2020 to address risk factors in patients who were otherwise candidates for hip or knee arthroplasty. The...

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Published in:	Arthroplasty Today
Main Authors:	Christopher Q. Lin, MS, Hikmat R. Chmait, MS, Jordan P. Conroy, MD, MS, Nathaniel J. Nelms, MD, Michael Blankstein, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Arthroplasty Osteoarthritis Weight loss Statistical methods Smoking cessation Diabetes
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344125000883