Outpatient surgery from the patient’s perspective: perceptions of continuity of care and social vulnerability during postoperative recovery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040442

Enrollment

200

Registered

2026-05-22

Start date

2026-06-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Outpatient orthopaedic surgery patients

Interventions

Group 1: Adult patients who have undergone outpatient orthopaedic surgery are surveyed via an online questionnaire at two points in time following their operation (1 day and 7 days after the operation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Scheduled orthopaedic day surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Admission to hospital

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary: Quality of postoperative recovery (QoR-15GE), (Day 1 and Day 7 post-operative). A standardised questionnaire is used.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary: Perceived continuity of care (PCCQ-12), background variables relating to the organisation of the care process and support needs. (Day 7 post-operative) Secondary: social support (BS6) and social vulnerability (SVI), (Day 1 post-operative)	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026