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Nicklasson J, Sjödell M, Tønnesen H, Lauridsen SV, Rasmussen M. Identification of Alcohol Use Prior to Major Cancer Surgery: Timeline Follow Back Interview Compared to Four Other Markers. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2261. [PMID: 38927966 PMCID: PMC11202089 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16122261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The postoperative complication rate is 30-64% among patients undergoing muscle-invasive and recurrent high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer surgery. Preoperative risky alcohol use increases the risk. The aim was to evaluate the accuracy of markers for identifying preoperative risky alcohol. METHODS Diagnostic test sub-study of a randomized controlled trial (STOP-OP trial), based on a cohort of 94 patients scheduled for major bladder cancer surgery. Identification of risky alcohol use using Timeline Follow Back interviews (TLFB) were compared to the AUDIT-C questionnaire and three biomarkers: carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in plasma (P-CDT), phosphatidyl-ethanol in blood (B-PEth), and ethyl glucuronide in urine (U-EtG). RESULTS The correlation between TLFB and AUDIT-C was strong (ρ = 0.75), while it was moderate between TLFB and the biomarkers (ρ = 0.55-0.65). Overall, sensitivity ranged from 56 to 82% and specificity from 38 to 100%. B-PEth showed the lowest sensitivity at 56%, but the highest specificity of 100%. All tests had high positive predictive values (79-100%), but low negative predictive values (42-55%). CONCLUSIONS Despite high positive predictive values, negative predictive values were weak compared to TLFB. For now, TLFB interviews seem preferable for preoperative identification of risky alcohol use.
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- Johanna Nicklasson
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden; (J.N.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden; (J.N.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden; (J.N.); (M.S.)
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence-Based Clinical Health Promotion, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Evidence-Based Clinical Health Promotion, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark;
- Department of Surgery, Herlev-Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, 1455 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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Wolfe DM, Hutton B, Corace K, Chaiyakunapruk N, Ngorsuraches S, Nochaiwong S, Presseau J, Grant A, Dowson M, Palumbo A, Suschinsky K, Skidmore B, Bartram M, Garner G, DiGioacchino L, Pump A, Peters B, Konefal S, Eves AP, Thavorn K. Service-level barriers to and facilitators of accessibility to treatment for problematic alcohol use: a scoping review. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1296239. [PMID: 38106884 PMCID: PMC10722420 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1296239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Introduction Services to treat problematic alcohol use (PAU) should be highly accessible to optimize treatment engagement. We conducted a scoping review to map characteristics of services for the treatment of PAU that have been reported in the literature to be barriers to or facilitators of access to treatment from the perspective of individuals with PAU. Methods A protocol was developed a priori, registered, and published. We searched MEDLINE®, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and additional grey literature sources from 2010 to April 2022 to identify primary qualitative research and surveys of adults with current or past PAU requiring treatment that were designed to identify modifiable characteristics of PAU treatment services (including psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions) that were perceived to be barriers to or facilitators of access to treatment. Studies of concurrent PAU and other substance use disorders were excluded. Study selection was performed by multiple review team members. Emergent barriers were coded and mapped to the accessibility dimensions of the Levesque framework of healthcare access, then descriptively summarized. Results One-hundred-and-nine included studies reported an extensive array of unique service-level barriers that could act alone or together to prevent treatment accessibility. These included but were not limited to lack of an obvious entry point, complexity of the care pathway, high financial cost, unacceptably long wait times, lack of geographically accessible treatment, inconvenient appointment hours, poor cultural/demographic sensitivity, lack of anonymity/privacy, lack of services to treat concurrent PAU and mental health problems. Discussion Barriers generally aligned with recent reviews of the substance use disorder literature. Ranking of barriers may be explored in a future discrete choice experiment of PAU service users. The rich qualitative findings of this review may support the design of new or modification of existing services for people with PAU to improve accessibility. Systematic Review Registration Open Science Framework doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/S849R.
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders Program, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research at the Royal, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
- Informatics, Decision Enhancement, and Analytics Sciences (IDEAS) Center, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders Program, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Mental Health Commission of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Community Addictions Peer Support Association, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Community Addictions Peer Support Association, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Community Addictions Peer Support Association, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistics Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Fong M, Kaner E, Rowland M, Graham HE, McEvoy L, Hallsworth K, Cucato G, Gibney C, Nedkova M, Prentis J, Madigan CD. The effect of preoperative behaviour change interventions on pre- and post-surgery health behaviours, health outcomes, and health inequalities in adults: A systematic review and meta-analyses. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286757. [PMID: 37406002 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prehabilitation interventions are being delivered across surgical specialities to improve health risk behaviours leading to better surgical outcomes and potentially reduce length of hospital stay. Most previous research has focused on specific surgery specialities and has not considered the impact of interventions on health inequalities, nor whether prehabilitation improves health behaviour risk profiles beyond surgery. The aim of this review was to examine behavioural Prehabilitation interventions across surgeries to inform policy makers and commissioners of the best available evidence. METHODS AND FINDINGS A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted to determine the effect of behavioural prehabilitation interventions targeting at least one of: smoking behaviour, alcohol use, physical activity, dietary intake (including weight loss interventions) on pre- and post-surgery health behaviours, health outcomes, and health inequalities. The comparator was usual care or no treatment. MEDLINE, PubMed, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Clinical trials and Embase databases were searched from inception to May 2021, and the MEDLINE search was updated twice, most recently in March 2023. Two reviewers independently identified eligible studies, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Outcomes were length of stay, six-minute walk test, behaviours (smoking, diet, physical activity, weight change, and alcohol), and quality of life. Sixty-seven trials were included; 49 interventions targeted a single behaviour and 18 targeted multiple behaviours. No trials examined effects by equality measures. Length of stay in the intervention group was 1.5 days shorter than the comparator (n = 9 trials, 95% CI -2.6 to -0.4, p = 0.01, I2 83%), although in sensitivity analysis prehabilitation had the most impact in lung cancer patients (-3.5 days). Pre-surgery, there was a mean difference of 31.8 m in the six-minute walk test favouring the prehabilitation group (n = 19 trials, 95% CI 21.2 to 42.4m, I2 55%, P <0.001) and this was sustained to 4-weeks post-surgery (n = 9 trials, mean difference = 34.4m (95%CI 12.8 to 56.0, I2 72%, P = 0.002)). Smoking cessation was greater in the prehabilitation group before surgery (RR 2.9, 95% CI 1.7 to 4.8, I2 84%), and this was sustained at 12 months post-surgery (RR 1.74 (95% CI 1.20 to 2.55, I2 43%, Tau2 0.09, p = 0.004)There was no difference in pre-surgery quality of life (n = 12 trials) or BMI (n = 4 trials). CONCLUSIONS Behavioural prehabilitation interventions reduced length of stay by 1.5 days, although in sensitivity analysis the difference was only found for Prehabilitation interventions for lung cancer. Prehabilitation can improve functional capacity and smoking outcomes just before surgery. That improvements in smoking outcomes were sustained at 12-months post-surgery suggests that the surgical encounter holds promise as a teachable moment for longer-term behavioural change. Given the paucity of data on the effects on other behavioural risk factors, more research grounded in behavioural science and with longer-term follow-up is needed to further investigate this potential.
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- Mackenzie Fong
- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, North East and North Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, North East and North Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour (CLiMB), The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Newcastle BRC, Newcastle upon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Perioperative and Critical Care Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour (CLiMB), The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Fernandez AC, Chapman L, Ren TY, Baxley C, Hallway AK, Tang MJ, Waljee JF, Friedmann PD, Mello M, Borsari B, Blow F. Preoperative alcohol interventions for elective surgical patients: Results from a randomized pilot trial. Surgery 2022; 172:1673-1681. [PMID: 36283843 PMCID: PMC10686250 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND High-risk alcohol use is a common surgical risk factor. Stopping or reducing alcohol use in the weeks before and after surgery could improve surgical health and outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of 2 interventions that address high-risk alcohol use in the context of surgery. METHODS Participants included patients scheduled for elective surgeries at an academic health system in the Midwestern United States. Recruitment took place by phone and text. Participants were included if they were 18 to 75 years old, scheduled for elective surgeries, and scored ≥5 on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption Tool. Participants were randomized to either a low-intensity intervention, brief advice (10-minute phone-based psychoeducation plus feedback session), or a higher-intensity intervention, health coaching (two 45-minute sessions including education, feedback, motivational interviewing, and goal setting). Assessments took place at baseline and at 1-month and 4-month follow-ups. Alcohol biomarkers were collected the day of surgery. RESULTS The final study sample included (n = 51) participants randomized to brief advice and health coaching conditions. Participants in both conditions rated interventions as satisfactory and personally relevant. Trial retention was high (86.3%) at 4 months. Attrition was significantly higher in brief advice (n = 6) relative to health coaching (n = 1). Average weekly alcohol use decreased 50% to 60% between baseline and follow-ups in both conditions. Biomarkers corroborated self-report. CONCLUSION The trial demonstrated intervention feasibility and acceptability. Alcohol use changed in expected directions. The next steps include a randomized controlled trial to test intervention efficacy in reducing alcohol use and surgical complications.
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- Anne C Fernandez
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mt. Pleasant, MI
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- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, CA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Office of Research and Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Baystate, Springfield, MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI; Department of Health Services, Practice and Policy, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI
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- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, CA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI; VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI
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An Algorithm for Prevention of Unsightly Facial Scars Considering the Newest Research Insights. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2022; 10:e4635. [PMID: 36381484 PMCID: PMC9640303 DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000004635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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UNLABELLED Unsightly scars after facial surgery might be a worry for patients and surgeons alike. To prevent unfavorable scars after facial operations, it is inevitable for the surgeon to adhere to different principles and to follow an algorithm: patient assessment, incision planning, surgical technique, suture material, and postoperative scar management. A defined knowledge about the pathophysiology of wound healing is required. The aim of this report is to serve as a teaching purpose and to verify the well-known empirical practices in scar prevention with the corresponding explanatory research. Based on these findings, the suggestion of an appropriate algorithm for the best scar management will be elaborated. METHODS This article elucidates the basics of unsightly scar prevention and the concomitant scientific proofs in detail by reviewing the literature and newest research published in PubMed. RESULTS The preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative guidelines for the achievement of acceptable facial scars will be distinguished regarding the valid state of knowledge. Special attention is drawn to the "flat incision technique" as the first surgical step. Based on the newest research, an algorithm of the important preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative features to achieve scar improvement is presented. CONCLUSIONS To prevent unsightly facial scars, a well-defined algorithm must be followed. In summary, three well-established, empirically proven measures are documented now by the equivalent physiological scientific proof: (1) the flat incision technique, (2) the wound closure with maximal tension reduction, and (3) the postoperative scar management with further tension reduction and more moisturizing of the scar.
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Anderson AM, Drew BT, Antcliff D, Redmond AC, Comer C, Smith TO, McHugh GA. Content and delivery of pre-operative interventions for patients undergoing total knee replacement: a rapid review. Syst Rev 2022; 11:184. [PMID: 36050795 PMCID: PMC9436722 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-022-02019-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common operation typically performed for end-stage knee osteoarthritis. Patients awaiting TKR often have poor health-related quality of life. Approximately 20% of patients experience persistent pain post-TKR. Pre-operative TKR interventions could improve pre- and post-operative outcomes, but future research is required to inform their design. This review aimed to identify and synthesize recent literature on the content and delivery of pre-operative TKR interventions to help guide future research and clinical practice. METHODS This rapid review included randomized trials of pre-operative TKR interventions ("outcomes studies") and primary studies exploring patients' and/or health professionals' views of pre-operative TKR interventions ("views studies"). Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for English language studies published between January 2009 and December 2020. Eligible studies' reference lists were screened. Studies were appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. The findings were narratively synthesized using a convergent segregated approach. RESULTS From 3263 records identified, 52 studies were included (29 outcomes studies, 21 views studies, two outcomes/views studies). The studies' methodological quality varied but was generally highest in qualitative studies. The outcomes studies investigated education (n=5), exercise (n=20), psychological (n=2), lifestyle (n=1), and/or other interventions (n=5). The views studies addressed education (n=20), exercise (n=3), psychological (n=1), lifestyle (n=4), and/or other interventions (n=1). Only three outcomes studies (two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and a pilot study) compared the effectiveness of intervention components/delivery approaches. The two RCTs' results suggest that pre-operative TKR exercise interventions are equally effective regardless of whether they include strength or strength plus balance training and whether they are hospital- or home-based. Personal tailoring and using more than one delivery format were associated with improved outcomes and/or perceived as beneficial for multiple intervention types. CONCLUSIONS Definitive evidence on the optimal design of pre-operative TKR interventions is lacking. Personal tailoring and employing multiple delivery formats appear to be valuable design elements. Preliminary evidence suggests that including balance training and hospital versus home delivery may not be critical design elements for pre-operative TKR exercise interventions. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42019143248 FUNDER: National Institute for Health and Care Research (ICA-CDRF-2018-04-ST2-006).
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- Anna M Anderson
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. .,NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK.
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.,Physiotherapy Department, Bury Care Organisation, Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, Bury, UK.,School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.,NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.,Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Musculoskeletal and Rehabilitation Services, Leeds, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.,Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Tønnesen H, Lydom LN, Joensen UN, Egerod I, Pappot H, Lauridsen SV. STRONG for Surgery & Strong for Life - against all odds: intensive prehabilitation including smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity for risk reduction in cancer surgery - a protocol for an RCT with nested interview study (STRONG-Cancer). Trials 2022; 23:333. [PMID: 35449008 PMCID: PMC9027477 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06272-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background There is a large unused potential for risk reduction in the preoperative period via effective lifestyle intervention targeting co-existing risky lifestyles: Smoking, malNutrition, obesity, risky Alcohol intake and insufficient Physical activity (SNAP). This trial compares the efficacy of the integrated STRONG programme with standard care on preoperative risk reduction and secondly on SNAP factor improvement and frailty, postoperative complications and quality of life. A nested interview study explores the patient preferences and the multi-perspective view of patients, relatives and health professionals. Methods In total, 42 surgical patients with ≥1 SNAP factor are allocated to individually tailored STRONG programme or usual care during adjuvant chemotherapy prior to radical bladder cancer surgery. The STRONG programme has ≥6 weekly sessions with patient education, motivational and pharmaceutical support. It is based on intensive smoking and alcohol cessation interventions reporting perioperative quit rates > 50%. Surgical risk reduction is measured as ≥1 step for 1 or more risky lifestyles on the ASA-score, secondly as having no risky SNAP factors, and as any SNAP improvement. The outcomes are validated by measurements and biomarkers. Postoperative complications are categorised according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. Health-related quality of life is measured by EQ-5D. The patients are followed up after 6 weeks at surgery and 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively. A representative sample of the participants, their relatives and the clinical staff are interviewed until data saturation. Transcription, triangulated analyses and data management are conducted using NVivo computer software. Discussion The surgical agenda is characterised by fixed dates for surgery focusing on clear risk reduction within a short time. This requires a clinical useful lifestyle intervention programme with a high effect and coverage as well as containing all SNAP factors and tailored to individual needs. The STRONG programme seems to meet these requirements. After development in multi-professional collaboration, STRONG is delivered by a specially trained nurse as part of the surgical patient journey. Overall, this study will bring important new knowledge about risk reduction in a frail patient group undergoing major cancer surgery. Trial registration Registration at www.clintrials.gov (NCT04088968) The manuscript form from https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/bmc/journal and the SPIRIT guidelines are followed.
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- Hanne Tønnesen
- Clinical Health Promotion Centre, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Part of Copenhagen University Hospitals, 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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- Clinical Health Promotion Centre, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Part of Copenhagen University Hospitals, 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Urology 2112, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Intensive Care 4131, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology 5073, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Health Promotion Centre, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Part of Copenhagen University Hospitals, 2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark.,Department of Urology 2112, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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EGHOLM JWM, PEDERSEN B, OPPEDAL K, MADSEN BL, LAURITZEN JB, RASMUSSEN M, HELANDER A, ADAMI J, TØNNESEN H. Minor effect of patient education for alcohol cessation intervention on outcomes after acute fracture surgery: a randomized trial of 70 patients. Acta Orthop 2022; 93:424-431. [PMID: 35417027 PMCID: PMC9006589 DOI: 10.2340/17453674.2022.2482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE High alcohol intake is associated with increased risk of postoperative complications. Alcohol cessation intervention is recommended prior to elective surgery. We investigated short- and long-term effects of perioperative intensive alcohol intervention in relation to acute ankle fracture surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS 70 patients requiring ankle fracture surgery and consuming ≥ 21 drinks weekly (1 drink = 12 g ethanol) were randomized to a manual-based 6-week intensive standardized alcohol cessation program, the Gold Standard Program (GSP-A), or treatment as usual (TAU), on the day of operation. GSP-A included 5 personal meetings, patient education, and motivational and pharmacological support (alcohol withdrawal prophylaxis, B vitamins, and low-dose disulfiram). Complications requiring treatment were measured after 6 weeks and 1 year. Alcohol intake was validated by biomarkers. Quality of life (QoL) was measured by the SF-36. Hospital costs were obtained from the National Hospital Costs Register. RESULTS Postoperatively, complete alcohol cessation was higher in the GSP-A than in the TAU group (18/35 vs. 5/35, number needed to treat = 3, p ≤ 0.001), but not lowrisk consumption in the long term (10/35 vs. 7/33, p = 0.5). Number of complications in the short and long term (12/35 vs. 14/33, 16/35 vs. 18/33), the SF-36 score, or hospital costs in the short and long term (€6,294 vs. €8,024, €10,662 vs. €12,198), were similar between the groups. INTERPRETATION Despite an effect on alcohol cessation and a positive tendency as regards the other outcomes, the postoperative complications, QoL, and costs were similar. Better perioperative strategies for acute surgical patients with high alcohol intake therefore need to be developed.
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- Julie Weber Melchior EGHOLM
- Orthopaedic Department, Hospital of Southern Jutland, University of Southern Denmark, Aabenraa, Denmark,Clinical Health Promotion Centre, WHO-CC, the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Denmark
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- Clinical Health Promotion Centre, WHO-CC, the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Denmark
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- Alcohol and Drug Research Western Norway, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway
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- Orthopaedic Department, Amager & Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Denmark
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- Orthopaedic Department, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Denmark
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- Clinical Health Promotion Centre, WHO-CC, the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Denmark,Clinical Health Promotion Centre, WHO-CC, Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet & Karolinska University Laboratory, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Orthopaedic Department, Hospital of Southern Jutland, University of Southern Denmark, Aabenraa, Denmark,Clinical Health Promotion Centre, WHO-CC, the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Denmark,Clinical Health Promotion Centre, WHO-CC, Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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