Evaluating a pre-surgical health optimisation programme: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health optimisation programmes are increasingly popular and aim to support patients to lose weight or stop smoking ahead of surgery, yet there is little published evidence about their impact. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of evaluating a programme introduced by a National Health Service (NHS) clinical commissioning group offering support to smokers/obese patients in an extra 3 months prior to the elective hip/knee surgery pathway.

Methods

Feasibility study mapping routinely collected data sources, availability and completeness for 502 patients referred to the hip/knee pathway in February-July 2018.

Results

Data collation across seven sources was complex. Data completeness for smoking and ethnicity was poor. While 37% (184) of patients were elig

SUBMITTER: McLaughlin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9219203 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature