abdominal and transplantation surgery physical therapy
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -18 years and older -Living self-dependent -Scheduled surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to be able to fill in a questionnaire and to understand the information strategy (Dutch movie, Dutch app and Dutch information). -Not able to wear or control an activity monitor during 7 days and to return this by postal mail. -Visual or hearing problems that make it impossible to use the movie and the app properly. -Postoperative conditions preventing participation the strategy or completing the assessments. -Cognitive problems that prevent participation the strategy or completing the assessments.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect The primary outcome is the amount of daily physical activity during admission and during the 2nd week after discharge measured with an activity monitor (the Activ8) and a questionnaire about physical activity during hospitalization (diary). Feasibility The evaluation process also involves percentage of patients meeting inclusion criteria and participates in the study, the compliance (adherence) with the different components of the intervention, and the percentage of patients > completes 80% of the measurements. In addition, care providers and patients registered with the intervention are evaluated on their the experiences (questionnaires) . | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include quality of life (EQ5 -D, SF-36) and the demand of care in the 1st month after discharge. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed