Factors that interfere with quality of life after total hip arthroplasty

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Objective: to analyze in the scientific productions the factors that interfere with the quality of life of people submitted to total hip arthroplasty. Methods: this is an integrative review carried out in LILACS, CAPES, BDENF and PUBMED databases of articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish available online. The sample consisted of 13 articles.Results: Pre-operative and post-operative educational actions by nursing professionals influence the return of activities of daily living. There is a predominance of research by nurses.Conclusion: total hip arthroplasty causes multiple restrictions and social isolation, reducing the quality of life of individuals, due to changes in functional independence and restriction of mobility. Educational actions of mobility guidelines, wound healing, pain control for family members and the health system user.