Attitude toward physical activity after total hip or knee replacement: A cross-sectional survey study of Dutch and Norwegian patients
Patients seem to have an overall positive attitude towards PA after hip or knee replacement. Norwegian patients had a more positive attitude compared to Dutch patients, which could be the result of more formalized and extensive education of the benefits of PA as part of the "prehab" in Norway.
Authors
- Odd Magne Hals
- Inge van den Akker‐Scheek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1614-8419)
- Astrid de Vries
- Ove Nord Furnes
- Håvard Østerås
- Katja Saris
- Geranda E.C. Slager
- Anne Marie Fenstad
- Bregje E. Raap – van Sleuwen
- Martin Stevens
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Hanze University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Martini Ziekenhuis (NL)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325746
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Erasmus+