The purpose of this study is to learn whether it is feasible to use the LifeScience Technologies application (LST app) in patients undergoing radical cystectomy with the eventual goal to reduce complications and readmissions to the hospital after surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Application for mobile devices. The app enables users to review educational videos about a surgery and recovery from a surgery from home. It also enables the user to track different metrics specific to the user's health.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Compliance using LST app at home
The LST app logs user activity. The study team will track user compliance with completing forms and questions within the application.
Time frame: 90 Days
Patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA)
Test the PG-SGA using the LST app to see if it is feasible in practice at identifying patients at increased risk of malnutrition.
Time frame: Baseline
Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS)
Test the EFS using the LST app to see if it is feasible in practice at identifying frail patients.
Time frame: Baseline
Physician Office/Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) Survey Research (HealthStream™)
Measure of how well the patient understood the various tests and procedures that were discussed with them before and after surgery.
Time frame: Change from Baseline to Day 90
Count of readmissions
Count of the number of readmissions to the hospital.
Time frame: Day 90
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