The Development of the Recovery Assessments by Phone Points (RAPP): A Mobile Phone App for Postoperative Recovery Monitoring and Assessment

摘要: Background: In Sweden, day surgery is performed in almost 2 million patients per year. Patient satisfaction closely related to potential adverse events during the recovery process. A way empower and give them opportunity affect care delivery let evaluate their The most common evaluation method a follow-up telephone call by nurse one or two days after surgery. recent years, mHealth apps have been used nurse-patient relationship for self-management chronic diseases pain To best of our knowledge, no previous research has explored process via mobile phone Swedish cohort. Objective: objective study describe developing app using Web-based Quality Recovery (SwQoR) questionnaire postoperative Methods: development included five steps: (1) setting up an interdisciplinary task force, (2) evaluating needs users, (3) Web version QoR questionnaire, (4) constructing app, (5) interface design staff working day-surgery department undergoing force including specialists information communication technology, eHealth, nursing worked together develop app. Modifications were inspired instruments field both children adults. Assessment Phone Points (RAPP) consists parts: installed on patient’s private phone, administrator researchers. Results: final SwQoR which includes 31 items, was successfully RAPP. evaluated asking user opinions about usefulness with 10 patients. Some minor adjustments made concerning text size screen color. Conclusions: Taking advantage joint expertise, useable adaptable different technical platforms constructed. addition, transferred into digital format use phones. [JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2015;3(3):e86]