Defining and measuring acceptability of surgical interventions: A scoping review

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 20; no. 6; p. e0323738
• Main Authors: James, Sophie, Lister, Jennie, Adamson, Joy, Hewitt, Catherine, Yakimova, Antonina, Mott, Andrew, Fulbright, Helen, McDaid, Catriona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.06.2025; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acceptability; Clinical trials; Context; Evaluation; Humans; Intervention; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patient satisfaction; Patients; Practice guidelines (Medicine); Research and Analysis Methods; Subject heading schemes; Surgeons; Surgery; Surgical Procedures, Operative - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US

Acceptability, in the context of healthcare interventions is a frequently used term, including in evaluations of surgical interventions. This reflects the importance of the concept to all stakeholders and significance to designing, implementing and evaluating interventions. Despite this, definitions...