Why the study?
Is it feasible to use routinely collected data to evaluate a pre-surgical health optimisation programme?
Is it feasible to use routinely collected data to evaluate a pre-surgical health optimisation programme?
Evaluating pre-surgical health optimization programs using routinely collected data is feasible and warrants longer-term evaluation to inform policy.
Routine data feasibility supports pre-surgical optimization evaluation; leaves open need for prospective outcome confirmation before policy use.
Use of routinely collected data to evaluate health optimisation programmes is feasible though demanding. Indications of the positive effects of health optimisation interventions from this study and existing literature suggest that the challenge of programme evaluation should be prioritised; longer-term evaluation of costs and outcomes is warranted to inform health optimisation policy development.
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