Key result
Short-term peri-operative framing links to higher motivation for lifestyle changes versus long-term health framing.
Why the study?
The acceptability to patients of pre-operative behaviour change interventions targeting multiple risk factors to reduce peri-operative morbidity was unclear.
Are surgical patients more motivated and confident to change health behaviors for short-term peri-operative benefits compared to long-term general health benefits?
Cross-Sectional (n=299)
Yes
Are surgical patients more motivated and confident to change health behaviors for short-term peri-operative benefits compared to long-term general health benefits?
Patients demonstrate a substantial desire to modify health behaviors for short-term peri-operative benefits, supporting the concept of a 'pre-operative teachable moment'.
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Supports pre-operative teachable moments for lifestyle counseling; hypothesis-generating for sustained behavior change.
McDonald et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Pre-operative surgical patients (n=299). Short-term peri-operative health benefits as motivation for behaviour change vs. Long-term general health benefits was evaluated on Motivation, confidence and priority for changing health behaviours. Patients reported higher motivation, confidence, and priority for modifying physical activity, weight, and alcohol consumption for short-term peri-operative versus long-term general health benefits.
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