SURESTEP – Improving mobility in hospitals: adaptation and implementation of an effective and cost-saving program
Our Team
The aim of this trial is to i) adapt and ii) test the impact of an effective and cost-saving group-based exercise mobility program across two hospitals in Sydney: St George Private Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital.
The project plan, co-designed in collaboration with stakeholders, includes three stages (Figure 1):
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Stage 1 will involve stakeholder collaboration with patients and clinicians through surveys, interviews/focus groups and observation to identify essential contextual strengths and constraints for adapting the program to local hospital contexts.
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Stage 2 will involve a stepped-wedge trial to evaluate the program effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
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Stage 3 will involve dissemination and scale-up planning in collaboration with stakeholders.

This project is funded by the Ramsay Research Health Foundation (2023/TCG/0060, $399,999).
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For more information about this study please contact Dr Marina Pinheiro: marina.pinheiro@sydney.edu.au


Dr Peter Youseff




Melody Leung

Alexandra Edmondson

Charlotte McLennan