Are you an active woman between 40 to 70 years of age?
Are you about to have or have just had a hip replacement surgery?
Would you participate in our study about your experiences?
What would you have to do?
- Participate in a 45 minute interview in your home before your surgery and one other interview about a month after your surgery.
- In the interval between, you will be asked to keep a daily journal.
- You will be invited to take part in a group interview with other women who have also had hip replacements.
What are the benefits of taking part?
- Talking about your experiences may help your healing process.
- You will be helping others who have the same treatment later.
- You will help health professionals better understand patient concerns.
- Your identity will remain completely confidential.