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Clinician Perspectives on How Family Support and Psychological Distress Influence Older Adults’ Recovery After Major Surgery

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Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Malini Ramaiyer and Charlie Dharmasukrit in conducting patient interviews. We would also like to thank Dr. Patrick Raue for reviewing the manuscript for clarity and accuracy of psychological terminology and concepts.

Funding

AC: NIH 5T32CA251070-02

ED: K76 AG059931

VY: R01AG057855

VT: K76 AG059931

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Alexis Colley MD, MS & Emily Finlayson MD, MS

  2. Center On Aging, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA

    Ellis Dillon PhD

  3. Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Veronica Yank MD

  4. Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Christina Keny RN, PhDc & Victoria Tang MD, MAS

  5. Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

    Meghan Dutt MD

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Conception and design: Victoria Tang, Meghan Dutt; acquisition of data and data analysis: Victoria Tang, Ellis Dillon, Veronica Yank, Alexis Colley, Christina Keny, Meghan Dutt; interpretation of data: all authors; drafting the article: Alexis Colley; critical revisions: Victoria Tang, Ellis Dillon, Veronica Yank, Emily Finlayson. The final version was approved by all authors.

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Colley, A., Dillon, E., Yank, V. et al. Clinician Perspectives on How Family Support and Psychological Distress Influence Older Adults’ Recovery After Major Surgery. J GEN INTERN MED (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-08769-9

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