Research Article

The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

Volume: 13 Number: 1 April 30, 2026
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The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate whether discharge education given to patients undergoing intertrochanteric femur fracture surgery affects their surgical recovery and readiness for discharge. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 60 patients from the orthopedic clinics of a university and a state hospital in eastern Turkey between May 2023 and July 2024. Data collection tools included a sociodemographic form, the Toronto Wound Symptom Assessment System, the Discharge Readiness Scale, and a Patient Evaluation Form. Data were gathered at four time points: pre-discharge and at the second, fourth, and eighth weeks post-discharge. The intervention group received structured discharge education and a booklet, while the control group received routine care. Follow-ups were conducted via telephone. Statistical analyses included descriptive metrics, chi-square tests, and repeated measures ANOVA. Results: A significant change was observed in surgical recovery scores within both groups over time (p<0.05). However, no statistically significant difference was found between the intervention and control groups in surgical recovery scores at the second, fourth, and eighth weeks (p>0.05). Similarly, no significant differences were observed between the groups in the mean readiness for discharge score or in any of its sub-dimensions (p>0.05). Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that the discharge education given to patients with intertrochanteric femur fractures did not create a statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups on the patients' readiness for discharge and surgical recovery processes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nurse Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2026

Submission Date

February 28, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 23, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Erden, Y., & Bal, Z. (2026). The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal, 13(1), 72-91. https://doi.org/10.21020/husbfd.1648835
AMA
1.Erden Y, Bal Z. The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. HUFHSJ. 2026;13(1):72-91. doi:10.21020/husbfd.1648835
Chicago
Erden, Yasemin, and Zeynep Bal. 2026. “The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients With Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study”. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 13 (1): 72-91. https://doi.org/10.21020/husbfd.1648835.
EndNote
Erden Y, Bal Z (April 1, 2026) The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 13 1 72–91.
IEEE
[1]Y. Erden and Z. Bal, “The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study”, HUFHSJ, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 72–91, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.21020/husbfd.1648835.
ISNAD
Erden, Yasemin - Bal, Zeynep. “The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients With Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study”. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 13/1 (April 1, 2026): 72-91. https://doi.org/10.21020/husbfd.1648835.
JAMA
1.Erden Y, Bal Z. The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. HUFHSJ. 2026;13:72–91.
MLA
Erden, Yasemin, and Zeynep Bal. “The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients With Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study”. Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, Apr. 2026, pp. 72-91, doi:10.21020/husbfd.1648835.
Vancouver
1.Yasemin Erden, Zeynep Bal. The Effect of Discharge Education on Discharge Readiness and Surgical Recovery in Patients with Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study. HUFHSJ. 2026 Apr. 1;13(1):72-91. doi:10.21020/husbfd.1648835