May 8, 2015Pilot and Feasibility StudiesOpen Access

Investigating the collection and assessment of patient-reported outcome data amongst unplanned surgical hospital admissions: a feasibility study

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Population

166 clinically stable adult patients with unplanned non-trauma emergency abdominal admissions managed by…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

6 weeks following discharge

Authors

JMJohn MasonNorth Bristol NHS Trust NBNatalie BlencoweLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust AMAngus McNairUniversity Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

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Implication

High baseline PRO response supports integration in acute surgical care; leaves open retention strategies for longitudinal assessment.

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Population

166 clinically stable adult patients (≥18 years) with unplanned non-trauma emergency abdominal admissions managed by general surgeons, median age 53, 59.0% female, in the UK.

Intervention

Collection of validated patient-reported outcome measures (EQ-5D, SF-12, GIQLI) on admission and 6 weeks following discharge.

Outcome

Feasibility of PRO data collection determined by proportions of eligible/recruited patients and questionnaire-response rates at baseline and follow-up.patient reported

Collection of baseline patient-reported outcome data is highly feasible (93.3% response) among unplanned general surgery admissions, though follow-up retention requires optimization.

Limitations

Data collected by medically qualified researchers which may be cost-prohibitive
Clinically unstable patients were excluded
Some patients were not provided with all questionnaires at baseline to maximize recruitment
Low follow-up response rate potentially due to postal method and lack of assistance

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Mason et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f74a8024876978df6da6f https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-015-0011-5

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Investigating the collection and assessment of patient-reported outcome data amongst unplanned surgical hospital admissions: a feasibility study

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Investigating the collection and assessment of patient-reported outcome data amongst unplanned surgical hospital admissions: a feasibility study

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