Table 1 Requirements for the telehealthcare service reported by LC patients and HCPs

General service requirements

• Integration with existing (hospital) electronic patient records

• Flexible service to facilitate individual tailoring

• User-friendly for (elderly) patients and HCPs

• Helpdesk for ICT-related problems

Monitoring of recovery, perceived symptoms and physical activity

• High mobility to facilitate independent and home-based use by an elderly population without restricting daily activities

• Connect and disconnect sensors on patients’ demands

• Parameters: physiological, physical activity, weight, symptoms, pain medication use, experienced QoL and daily disability.

Promote physical activity and improve physical fitness pre- and post-surgery

• Quick and easy selection of exercises and weekly program

• Minimally once face-to-face contact with healthcare professional

• Supervised and supported by healthcare professionals (from a distance)

• Individually tailored based on patient-reported difficulty of performance of exercises

Facilitate adequate data access and interpretation

• Integration of outcome parameters to facilitate interpretation

• Summary of most relevant outcome parameters at top of page

• Data available to HCPs prior to planned consultations

• Pre-surgery measures as baseline to compare post-surgery recovery