Patients as partners in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A qualitative patient-led study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Explore the experience of patients undergoing colorectal surgery within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programme. Use these experiential data to inform the development of a framework to support ongoing, meaningful patient engagement in ERAS.

Design

Qualitative patient-led study using focus groups and narrative interviews. Data were analysed iteratively using a Participatory Grounded Theory approach.

Setting

Five tertiary care centres in Alberta, Canada, following the ERAS programme.

Participants

Twenty-seven patients who had undergone colorectal surgery in the last 12 months were recruited through purposive sampling. Seven patients participated in a codesign focus group to set and prioritise the research direction. Narrative interviews wer

SUBMITTER: Gillis C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5726093 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature