title: TextWithSurgeryPatients - A Research Hypothesis in Enhancing Education and Physical Assessment for Abdominal Surgical Patients.
abstract: Medical surgical nurses may not have the time or resources to provide effective pre- and post-operative instructions for patients in today's healthcare system. And, making timely physical assessments following discharge from the hospital is not always straightforward. Therefore, the risk for readmission associated with post-surgical complications is a concern. At present, mobile healthcare technologies and patient care are precipitously evolving and may serve as a resource to enhance communication between the healthcare provider and patient. A mobile telephone text message (short message service [SMS]) intervention for abdominal surgical patients may foster effective education (communication) and timely self-reported physical assessment in the home environment hence preventing deleterious outcomes. The aim of this research proposal is to identify the feasibility of using a SMS intervention via smart phones to improve health outcomes via timely communication, reach large numbers of at-risk surgical patients and, establish and sustain uniform protocols in a cost-efficient manner.
authors.affiliation: University of San Francisco, School of Nursing and Health Professions.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D002140:California; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D060145:Text Messaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*