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Paradis T, Robitaille S, Dumitra T, Liberman AS, Charlebois P, Stein BL, Fiore JF, Feldman LS, Lee L. The impact of patient activation on the effectiveness of digital health remote post-discharge follow-up and same-day-discharge after elective colorectal surgery. Surg Endosc 2024; 38:1548-1555. [PMID: 38114879 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10597-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Low patient activation (PA) is associated with worse postoperative outcomes, however, its impact on the effectiveness of digital health interventions is unknown. We sought to determine the impact of PA on the effectiveness of digital health application for remote post-discharge follow-up for patients undergoing elective colectomy. METHODS Data analysis included a control cohort (CC) of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery from 10/2017 to 04/2018 without the digital health intervention and a digital application cohort (DAC) that received a smart phone application for remote post-discharge follow-up from 03/2021 to 08/2022, including a subset of same-day discharge (SDD) patients. PA was measured using the Patient Activation Measure (PAM; score 0-100) and categorized into low (< 55.1) and high (≥ 55.1). The PAM was administered 4-6 weeks before surgery in the DAC group and on postoperative day (POD) 1 in the CC group. The main outcome measure was 30-day emergency department (ED) visits. RESULTS A total of 164 patients were included (89DAC with 50 SDD, 75CC), with no differences in patient characteristics other than more stoma closures in the DAC group. Overall, 77% of patients had high PA level, with no difference between CC and DAC (77% vs. 81%, p = 0.25). There was no difference in ED visits between CC and DAC (19% vs. 18%, p = 0.90). Overall, low PA was associated more ED visits (29% vs 14%, p = 0.04). In the SDD subgroup, low PA patients had more ED visits (38% vs. 7%, p = 0.015). PA level did not affect app usage metrics. On multiple regression, only low PA remained independently associated with ED visits (OR 3.42, 95%CI 1.27, 9.24). CONCLUSION Low PA remains an important predictor of surgical outcomes after elective colorectal surgery regardless of the use of a digital health application for remote post-discharge follow-up. This suggests that improving PA levels may improve postoperative outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tiffany Paradis
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Stephan Robitaille
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Teodora Dumitra
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - A Sender Liberman
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Colon & Rectal Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Glen Campus - DS1.3310, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
| | - Patrick Charlebois
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Colon & Rectal Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Glen Campus - DS1.3310, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
| | - Barry L Stein
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Colon & Rectal Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Glen Campus - DS1.3310, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
| | - Julio F Fiore
- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Liane S Feldman
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Lawrence Lee
- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Colon & Rectal Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Glen Campus - DS1.3310, 1001 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada.
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