The cost effectiveness of a tailored, web-based care program to enhance postoperative recovery in gynecologic patients in comparison with usual care: Protocol of a stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

JMIR Research Protocols

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Bouwsma, Esther V A ^a,b   Anema, Johannes R ^a,b   Noordegraaf, Antonie Vonk ^a,b   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Bosmans, Judith E ^b,c   Koops, Steven E Schraffordt ^d   van Kesteren, Paul J M ^e   van Baal, W Marchien ^f   Lips, Jos P ^g   Emanuel, Mark H ^g   Scholten, Petrus C ^h   Mozes, Alexander ⁱ   Adriaanse, Albert H ^j   Brölmann, Hans A M ^a,b   Huirne, Judith A F ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^f Flevo Hospital   (Netherlands)

^g Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^h DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ AMSTELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^j Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Convalescence; Economic evaluation; Gynecology; Internet; Return to work; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85053069138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19290748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.3236     Document Type: Article

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