THE ROLE OF MOTIVATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING IN THE TREATMENT OF DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES
Abstract:
The hereby study aimed at establishing the existence or absence of a clinical effect of psychological/psychiatric support, manifested in motivational psychiatric counselling in the recovery treatment for distal radius fractures. 142 cases with Kapandji 9 distal radius fractures under conservative treatment were observed with a view to assess the functional results. The 142 monitored cases were divided into 2 study batches, according to the patients’ availability of participating in psychological counselling sessions. Thus, the 1st batch included 87 cases and the 2nd batch, 55 cases under psychological counselling. The functional results for the 2 study groups were assessed and compared. In conclusion, by analyzing the functional results for this group of patients, we can say that for the cases that have benefited from counselling an evolution net superior to the control group has been registered (p=0,02)
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