Electronic Health Program to Empower Patients in Returning to Normal Activities After Colorectal Surgical Procedures: Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation Alongside a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term recovery takes longer than expected despite improved surgical techniques and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programs. An electronic health (eHealth) care program ("ikherstel") was developed to partially substitute perioperative care for patients undergoing colorectal surgical procedures. Successfully tested eHealth programs are not always implemented in usual care, and it is, therefore, important to evaluate the process to optimize future implementation.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the eHealth intervention was executed as planned.

Methods

A mixed-methods process evaluation was carried out alongside a multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT). This evaluation was performed using the Linnan and Steckler framework for

SUBMITTER: den Bakker CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6371072 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature