Recovery Experiences of Older Adults and Their Caregivers After Major Elective Noncardiac Surgery
In this mixed-methods cohort study, functional recovery in the first 6 months after noncardiac major elective surgery was associated with daily living impairment for older adults and their caregivers. Targeted interventions including preoperative education, caregiver-inclusive discharge planning (eg, wound-care teaching, how to recognize complications and what to do for support, and more rehabilitation), and early follow-up after discharge may optimize recovery experiences.
Authors
- Tyler R. Chesney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-6869)
- Nelly Toledano
- N Siddiqui
- Anne Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1929-4999)
- Lisa Del Giudice
- Kristen R. Haase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4457-2110)
- Eric Jacobsohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6989-3423)
- D. B. Macdonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0974-9774)
- Nai-Wen Ku
- Gianni R. Lorello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1387-1748)
- Emily Hladkowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7913-6055)
- Kerry Kuluski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6377-6653)
- Katherine S. McGilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2470-9738)
- Karim Shiraz Ladha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7303-2458)
- Fay Bennie
- Eric Pitters
- Noah Crampton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3675-6865)
- Shabbir MH Alibhai
- Su-Yin MacDonell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6599-3216)
- S. McCluskey
- Nicholas Legacy
- Martine T E Puts
- Keying Xu
- Duminda N. Wijeysundera
- C. David Mazer
- Angela Jerath
- Melinda Davis
- Alexander J. Gregory
- Matteo Parotto
- Daniel I. McIsaac
- Janet van Vlymen
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Providence Health Care (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Toronto Western Hospital (CA)
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (CA)
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Trillium Health Centre (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Toronto General Hospital (CA)
- Toronto East General Hospital (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (CA)
- St Michael’s Hospital (IE)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Institute for Work & Health (CA)
- Urology Team (US)
- The Wilson Centre (CA)
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Mater Adult Hospital (AU)
- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0692
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 40.09
Funders
- Amgen
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals
- CSL Behring
- University of Ottawa
- Cancer Care Ontario
- Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
- University of Toronto
- CytoSorbents Europe
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research