Home-administered pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Background Knee replacement surgery reduces pain for many people with osteoarthritis (OA). However, surgical outcomes are partly dependent on patients’ moods, and those with depression or anxiety have worse outcomes. Approximately one-third of people with OA have mood problems. Cognitive behaviou...

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Main Authors: das Nair, Roshan, Anderson, Pippa, Clarke, Simon, Leighton, Paul, Lincoln, Nadina, Mhizha-Murira, Jacqueline R., Scammell, Brigitte E., Walsh, David A.
Format: Article
Published: BioMed Central 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33829/