Surgical outcomes in surgical oncology patients who participated in a family involvement program.
Selma C W MustersSani M KrecaSusan van DierenHanneke van der Wal-HuismanJohannes A RomijnWendy ChaboyerEls J M Nieveen van DijkumAnne M Eskesnull nullnull nullMarc G H BesselinkChris A BakkerRosanna van LangenCharlotte HeidsmaMarjan OuwensMarie-José HendriksBarbara L van LeeuwenMaarten de JongRommy HoekstraEline BlaauwReggie SmithMarthe SchreuderPublished in: Surgery (2024)
The family involvement program did not reduce the number of unplanned readmissions, but it led to a substantial reduction in-home care, which suggests an economic benefit from a societal perspective. Implementation of the family involvement program should, therefore, be considered in clinical practice.