Worldwide, there are over 300 million major surgeries performed each year. International ‘Enhanced Recovery From Surgery’ (ERAS) guidelines include patient-led behaviours to reduce post-surgical complications and length of hospital stay, such as early mobilisation, and rapid resumption of feeding and fluids, and breathing and physiotherapy exercises. However, patients need support to adhere to these guidelines, and a digital health intervention (DHI) may be an effective, cost-effective, and scalable solution. In response, we co-designed the RecoverEsupport intervention (with researchers, clinicians and patients). RecoverEsupport consists of a website and SMS/email prompts to encourage patient self-management using evidence-based behaviour change strategies such as information provision, goal setting, skills training, behavioural self-monitoring and feedback, and prompts and cues. This presentation describes the RecoverEsupport support research program, which includes patient surveys, qualitative studies and 2 randomised controlled trials (currently in progress) targeting colorectal and breast cancer patients. Both trials aim to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the RecoverEsupport intervention. If effective, the RecoverEsupport intervention could be rapidly scaled up and/or adapted for other surgical patient groups.
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