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The international scale and spread of evidence-based perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS) services has not yet been fully realised. Implementation science provides a structured app...
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Patient-reported outcome measures to evaluate postoperative quality of life in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery: a systematic review
To appraise the measurement properties of generic patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) measuring postoperative quality of life in adults undergoing elective abdominal surgery.
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Do patients have a say? A narrative review of the development of patient-reported outcome measures used in elective procedures for coronary revascularisation
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) capture health information from the patient’s perspective that can be used when weighing up benefits, risks and costs of treatment. This is important for elective proc...
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Open AccessImplementation fidelity of a nurse-led falls prevention program in acute hospitals during the 6-PACK trial
When tested in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 31,411 patients, the nurse-led 6-PACK falls prevention program did not reduce falls. Poor implementation fidelity (i.e., program not implemented as intende...
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The association between chronic illness, multimorbidity and depressive symptoms in an Australian primary care cohort
To assess the link between multimorbidity, type of chronic physical health problems and depressive symptoms
