The CanMoRe project (2016 - 2024)

This project is part of a larger project ”Early up and Go” with the overall aim to evaluate if very early and structured mobilisation and rehabilitation can improve respiratory and physical function and thereby reduce complications and enhance recovery after abdominal surgery due to cancer. A further aim is to improve methods for mobilisation at the ward by the use of feedback and wearable sensors.

Progress

We have evaluated the Activity Board on patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery. The results are promising. The group that used the Activity Board compared to usual care spent more time upright and walking as well as had shorter length of stay at the hospital (Porserud A et al 2019). Studies on the patients (Porserud A et al 2021), as well as healthcare staff perceptions of using the Activity Board (Karlsson P et al 2022), have been conducted. Patients' experiences of using the Activity Board were that the board enabled participation and thereby facilitated empowerment over rehabilitation. Healthcare professionals perceived that the Activity Board facilitates daily work and promotes patient participation. They also described the board as an easy-to-use and helpful tool with great potential, providing valuable and accessible information as well as enabling them to better support patients. The data collection for the randomized controlled trial evaluating a new model for physical rehabilitation has been completed and analysis is ongoing.

Principal Investigator