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

BackgroundThe length of recovery after benign gynecological surgery and return to work frequently exceeds the period that is recommended or expected by specialists. A prolonged recovery is associated with a poorer quality of life. In addition, costs due to prolonged sick leav...

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Main Authors: Bouwsma, Esther VA, Anema, Johannes R, Vonk Noordegraaf, Antonie, Knol, Dirk L, Bosmans, Judith E, Schraffordt Koops, Steven E, van Kesteren, Paul JM, van Baal, W Marchien, Lips, Jos P, Emanuel, Mark H, Scholten, Petrus C, Mozes, Alexander, Adriaanse, Albert H, Brölmann, Hans AM, Huirne, Judith AF
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2014-06-01
Series:JMIR Research Protocols
Online Access:http://www.researchprotocols.org/2014/2/e30/