The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of an occupational therapy intervention focused on improving community skills after a lower extremity major joint replacement. One hundred and seven subjects, status-post total hip or total knee replacement, were examined pre- and post-community reintegration intervention involving practice of community skills in a natural environment. Participants reported significantly higher scores post-intervention on measures of satisfaction with performance, performance, and confidence (p < .0001) related to community living skills. Self-reported scores were significantly higher for individual community skills as well as the overall score (p < .0001). Limitations and recommendations for future research are discussed.
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