A personalised eHealth programme reduces the duration until return to work after gynaecological surgery: Results of a multicentre randomised trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1127-1136

  Vonk Noordegraaf, A ^a   Anema, J R ^a,b   Van Mechelen, W ^a,b   Knol, D L ^c   Van Baal, W M ^d   Van Kesteren, P J M ^e   Brolmann H A M ^a   Huirne, J A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Flevo Hospital   (Netherlands)

^e ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

eHealth intervention; gynaecological surgery; hysterectomy; laparoscopic adnexal surgery; recovery; return to work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC ADNEXAL SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN PARAMETERS; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN TO WORK; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TELEHEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BODY MASS; HEALTH PROGRAM; LENGTH OF STAY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EHEALTH INTERVENTION; GYNAECOLOGICAL SURGERY; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC ADNEXAL SURGERY; RECOVERY; RETURN TO WORK;

ADNEXA UTERI; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETURN TO WORK; SICK LEAVE; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904800995     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12661     Document Type: Article

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