Outcome measures & variables | T0 Baselined | T1 2 wks after surgery | T2 6 wks after surgery | T3 12 wks after surgery | T4 26 wks after surgery |
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Primary | |||||
   1) Return to worka |  | measured monthlye | |||
Secondary | |||||
   2) Total duration of sick leavea |  | measured monthlye | |||
   3) First RTWa |  | measured monthlye | |||
   4) Recovery |  |  |  |  |  |
• Recovery specific QoL (RI-10) | X | X | X | X | X |
• Performed activities |  |  | X |  |  |
• Performed activities measured by e-health interventionb, c |  | at least 2, 4, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, 56, 84 days after surgery |  | ||
   5) Functional and general health status (SF36, EuroQoL) | X |  |  | X | X |
   6) Pain intensity (Von Korff) |  |  | X | X | X |
   7) Empowerment (GSES) |  | X | X | X |  |
   8) Health care usage (TicP) |  |  |  | X | X |
   9) Occurrence of complications during the post-operative period |  |  | X | X | X |
• Complications measured by e-health interventionb, c |  | at least 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, 56, 84, 126 and 182 days after surgery | |||
Prognostic variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   10) Socio-demographic variables | X |  |  |  |  |
   11) Type of surgery | X |  |  |  |  |
   12) Complications during surgery |  |  | X |  |  |
   13) Work-related factors (DMQ, JCQ, additional questions) | X |  |  |  |  |
   14) Pain perception and fear avoidance belief (Tampa scale) | X |  |  |  |  |
   15) Sick leave duration in the past three months | X |  |  |  |  |
   16) Expectations, intention and motivation for return to work | X |  |  |  |  |
Process evaluation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   17) Patients attitudes, opinions and compliance regarding the convalescence recommendations and tools of the e-health interventiona |  | X | X | X | X |
   18) Physicians' and employers' attitude en opinion regarding the multidisciplinary care programb |  |  |  | X |  |
   19) Satisfaction with care program and care providers (e.g. PSOHQ) |  |  |  | X |  |
   20) Use of the e-health interventionb |  | X |  | X |  |
   21) Suggestions for improvement of the e-health intervention |  | X |  | X |  |
   22) Provided convalescence recommendations by the care providers according to the patients |  | X |  |  |  |