Rocking Chairs as Post-operative Treatment for Older Adults After Hip Surgery

Feasibility of active rocking post-operative measured by total number of participants enrolled, total percentage and number completing the study, and percent of missing data. A higher percent of missing data is a negative outcome.

Acceptability of rocking or sitting after hip arthroplasty indicated by score on domains of affective, perceived effectiveness, intervention coherence, ethicality, burden, opportunity costs, self-efficacy likert scales from 1-4 (Not at all, a little, somewhat, very much). Scores from each domain are combined and summed to determine a single acceptability score (higher scores equate to higher acceptability of the intervention).

Participants indicate Daily nausea assessment on 5-point Likert scale (never, rarely, sometimes, often, always). Higher scores indicate more Nausea.

Participants reporting Daily gas/bloating assessment on 5-point Likert scale (not at all, a little bit, somewhat, quite a bit, very much). Higher scores indicate more daily gas/bloating.

Participants reporting Daily pain assessment on 5-point likert scale (no pain, mild, moderate, severe, very severe). Higher scores equate to more daily pain experienced.

The amount of participants' Daily ambulation will be assessed with the amount of steps taken per day using the triaxial accelerometer activPAL4pro. More steps per day equates to greater ambulation.

The participants will report their Daily anxiety assessment using the Anxiety subscale of the Neuro-QoL Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, which assesses self-reported fear, worry, tension, and nervousness and will be scored with a T-score with higher scores indicating more anxiety. The scores range from 0-3 (not at all, not often, sometimes, most of the time).

The total number of Additional healthcare visits will be assessed via phone call at 31-days post-surgery using the investigator-developed question: Have you been hospitalized since you have been discharged from your hip surgery?