Understanding the Meaning of Recovery to Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Postoperative recovery is difficult to define or measure. Research addressing interventions aimed to improve recovery after abdominal surgery often focuses on measures such as duration of hospital stay and complication rates. Although these clinical parameters are relevant, understanding patients' perspectives regarding postoperative recovery is fundamental to guiding patient-centered care.

Objective

To elucidate the meaning of recovery from the perspective of patients undergoing abdominal surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

This international qualitative study involved semistructured interviews with patients recovering from abdominal surgery from October 2016 to November 2018 in tertiary hospitals in 4 countries (Canada, Italy, Brazil, and Japan). A

SUBMITTER: Rajabiyazdi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117063 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature