major invasive surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age >= 18 years old Indication for postoperative hospital stay (minimum of two nights) One or more lifestyle risk factor Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Emergency surgery Unable to work with the eHealth application Dutch language inproficiency No access to a tablet or smartphone Planned for brain surgery Less than 7 days between inclusion and surgery Already participating in intensive pre-operative care pathway (including exercise program) Already participating in a conflicting study (to be determined per participating center)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) The main study endpoint is on feasibility. Feasibility of the use of BeterVoorbereid* application will be assessed by usability questions (Net promotor score and other usability questions; all patients in the intervention arm) and by semi-structured telephone interviews (random selection of 20 patients in the intervention arm). (2) The main study endpoint is effectiveness. The effectiveness will be evaluates using a physical functioning questionnaire on several timepoints, until 12 weeks after hospital discharge | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) we explore whether the use of this eHealth app leads to changes in preoperative lifestyle (i.e. exercise and/or smoking cessation and/or and/or nutrition) compared to control patients. Feasibility of the study procedures will be assessed using registration of patient recruitment and participation and monitoring of data collection. (2) 'global health', patient satisfaction, global perceived effect, lifestyle changes, length of hospital stay, postoperative complications | — |
Countries
Netherlands