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July 1, 2000Anesthesia & Analgesia

Assessing a Tool to Measure Patient Functional Ability After Outpatient Surgery

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Why the study?

Does the 24hFAQ validly measure functional ability and satisfaction in outpatient surgery patients?

Population

Outpatient surgery patients

Design

Other

Follow-up

24 hours after discharge

Authors

SHS. HogueHealthcare Quality Improvement PartnershipPRPat Ray ReeseVanderbilt University Medical CenterMCMichael W. ColopyNorth Carolina Biotechnology Center

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Implication

May facilitate standardized 24 h recovery assessment after outpatient surgery; leaves open routine adoption pending broader validation.

Structured PICO

Does the 24hFAQ validly measure functional ability and satisfaction in outpatient surgery patients?

P
Population
Outpatient surgery patients
I
Intervention
24-Hour Functional Ability Questionnaire (24hFAQ)
O
Outcome
Validity of the 24hFAQ (content, construct, discriminant, and criterion validity)patient reported

The 24hFAQ is a valid instrument for assessing functional status and patient satisfaction 24 hours after outpatient surgery.

Cite This Study

Hogue et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a82a6cd129689dedc133475https://doi.org/10.1213/00000539-200007000-00019
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