Like I said, I would not have likely gotten up otherwise: patient experiences of using an Activity Board after abdominal cancer surgery.
Andrea PorserudMari LundbergJohanna ErikssonMalin Nygren-BonnierMaria HagstromerPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2022)
These findings suggest that the Activity Board could be a viable tool that activates the person-centred postoperative rehabilitation process by cooperating with the medical team at the hospital ward.Implications for rehabilitationPatients who are in hospital due to cancer surgery are often immobilised, which increases the risk of complications.The Activity Board can stimulate the patients to participate in the rehabilitation process in a more active way.The Activity Board can be used to improve and clarify the person-centred approach in hospital settings.
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