Pilot study to evaluate the effect of prehabilitation programme through a mobile application PREHapp in colon cancer surgery. The objectives of this pilot study were to evaluate the usability of the PREHapp for people undergoing colon cancer surgery, estimate the effect of the app on functional recovery after surgery and to evaluate complications during the postoperative period after 4 weeks of follow-up.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
58
Prehabilitation programme through the PREHapp platform
Hospital General Universitario de Elche
Elche, Alicante, Spain
Usability
Evaluate the usability of PREHapp with the System Usability Scale (SUS). The SUS is a reliable and valid 10-statement usability scale suitable to assess a wide range of eHealth technologies. The total SUS score ranges from 0 to 100, and higher scores reflect higher usability. An SUS score of at least 62.7 was considered acceptable, and 68 or above was regarded as above average in terms of usability quality
Time frame: 2 year
Functional recovery
Estimate the effect of the prehabilitation with app on functional recovery measured with the 6-minute walk test.
Time frame: 2 year
Complications
Evaluate complications during the postoperative period after 4 weeks of follow-up: clavien-dindo classification
Time frame: 2 year
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