Evaluating the feasibility of a web-based discharge education programme to improve general surgical patients' postdischarge recovery: a pilot randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the feasibility of implementing a web-based discharge education programme for general surgery patients both prior to and after hospital discharge.

Design, setting and participants

This is a prospective, two-arm, pilot randomised controlled trial. Patients who had a general surgery procedure were recruited from a tertiary hospital between October 2020 and January 2021. Patients were randomly assigned to either the standard education or the web-based education intervention.

Intervention

The web-based education comprised of three components designed to enhance patients' knowledge, skills and confidence to improve their engagement with self-care, and the ability to detect any postoperative issues that can arise during the postdischarge period.

Main

SUBMITTER: Kang E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830258 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature