Using Digital Health in a Postoperative Setting After Major Surgery: Survey Study

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Conditions studied: Digital Health

In brief

This study aims to explore patients' use of digital services for self-management of their health following major surgery at Jessa Hospital. Besides this, the study evaluates patients' ability to process and critically assess health information during recovery, their understanding of health concepts and risk factors, and their perception of data security and control over personal health information. Additionally, the study aims to examine patients' motivation to use digital services, their access to and trust in reliable digital health resources, and how well these services meet their individual needs. Furthermore, the study assesses the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of using digital health tools in a post-operative setting, as well as evaluating the digital readiness of patients after surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07010081

Run by

Jessa Hospital

People needed

220

Starts

2025-05-26

Expected to finish

2027-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Surgical patients
• >18 years old, Undergone major surgery at Jessa Hospital Hasselt

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to provide informed consent or request to not participate in the study
• Cognitively incapable of understanding the study
• No understanding of the Dutch language

Where it is running

• Jessa Hospital — Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium (enrolling)

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