Postoperative Care
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention was telephone follow-up for the elderly who underwent cholecystectomy surgery or herniorrhaphy compared to conventional follow-up.
Experiment group - Access to telephone follow-up int
Other
Sponsors
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Hospital Federal dos Servidores
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly patients aged 60 years and over, coming from of the surgery service of the Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro e Hospital Federal de Servidores do Estado in the preoperative period of hernia repair and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Own cell phone or landline available for contact by the nurse.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with dementia; patients with hearing deficit without a companion who can receive interventions by phone; patients undergoing surgery to treat previous surgical complications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Telephone follow-up is more effective than conventional treatment in the evolution of the surgical recovery process for elderly people who undergo cholecystectomy and herniorrhaphy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Telephone follow-up in post-operative care at home is a resource that can be extended to a large part of the population, with a high rate of adherence, in addition to bringing the team that performs surgeries and outpatient follow-up closer. There was no significant difference in relation to the Diagnosis of Delayed Surgical Recovery in the studied groups. However, in the experiment group, a lower incidence of causal factors and defining characteristics was observed, with a tendency for the p-value to fall. However, studies with a larger sample are necessary in order to be able to affirm that there is statistical superiority regarding the incidence of Delayed Surgical Recovery when compared to conventional treatment. This study demonstrates that post-operative follow-up by telephone, already common in developed countries, should be transposed to the Brazilian reality even within the scope of the Unified Health System, thanks to its low cost and high rate of adherence to treatment, as well as compatible with the complementary health model, that is, the developed protocol was considered broad enough for its generalization. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRosimere Santana
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Outcome results
None listed