The CanMoRe project (2016 - 2024)

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 results evaluating a new model for physical rehabilitation show that patients who participated in the intervention group, i.e., trained in primary care, have increased their daily activity (which can be equated with better recovery), experienced reduced disease-related fatigue, and improved health-related quality of life by about 30% more than the control group (Porserud 2024). Interviews with patients show that they are motivated to return to normal life but face significant challenges (Karlsson 2024). Training with a physiotherapist in primary care helped them overcome these challenges.

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