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Abstract

Background: The Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale found lower than anticipated recovery in the cognitive domain. The definition of cognitive recovery did not allow for performance variability, and may have been too sensitive. This study aimed to examine variability in cognitive performance in volunteers.

Methods: One hundred forty-three volunteers completed the cognitive domain questions at baseline, after 15 min and 40 min, and on days 1 and 3. Delivery via face-to-face interview was conducted for the first three measurements,and then randomized for day 1 and 3 measurements (faceto-face only, telephone only, telephone then face-to-face, face-to-face then telephone).

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Royse, CF, Newman, S, Williams, Z & Wilkinson, DJ (2013). A human volunteer study to identify, variability in performance in the cognitive domain of the postoperative quality of recovery scale. Anesthesiology, 119(3), pp. 576-581.
Publisher Keywords:	Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cognition, Female, Human Experimentation, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Period, Recovery of Function, Telephone
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Departments:	School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Healthcare Services Research & Management
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SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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