Development of a nursing intervention to prepare frail older patients for cardiac surgery (the PREDOCS programme), following phase one of the guidelines of the Medical Research Council
Conclusions:
Following the MRC guidelines, an extended, stepwise, multi-method procedure was used to develop the multi-component nursing intervention to prepare older patients for cardiac surgery, creating transparency in the assumed working mechanisms. Additionally, a detailed description of the intervention is provided.
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Ettema, R. G., Hoogendoorn, M. E., Kalkman, C. J., Schuurmans, M. J. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
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