161 7 Improving Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): The Effect of a Patient-Centred Mobile Application when integrating individual recovery progress because the more personalized the intervention, the less evidence there is to support its overall effectiveness. The integration of prehabilitation with the ERAS App emerges as a potential strategy to improve clinical outcomes.34 Future research should delve into the feasibility and efficacy of incorporating dynamic features or prehabilitation within the ERAS pathway through the ERAS App. Additionally, exploring barriers and facilitators to the app's implementation in clinical practice can inform strategies for enhancing its adoption and utilization. Overall, further research and development of the ERAS App can lead to better patient engagement, adherence to the ERAS protocol, and improved clinical outcomes. CONCLUSION The ERAS App successfully increases patient compliance to the ERAS protocol by actively involving patients into their own ERAS care. Although the ERAS App was unable to demonstrate improved patient-related and clinical outcomes, the app is an important step towards optimizing perioperative care for colorectal surgery patients and enabling patients to optimize being in control of their own recovery. Further research and development are necessary to identify ways to improve the app's efficacy and impact on patient outcomes.
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