Table 2.

Data collection at baseline and post-discharge assessment timepoints

	Point of discharge	Post-discharge
	Baseline	2–3 days	5–7 days	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Post-study	End of study interviews
Screening log completion (Centre 1 only)	✓
Participant demographic and clinical characteristics	✓
ePRO questionnaire completion	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
FACT-G & EQ-5D questionnairesa	✓				✓				✓
Weekly follow-up participant interviews	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Health resource use questionnaireb											✓
End of study participant interviews (10% participants)												✓
Weekly follow-up clinician interviews (Centre 1 only)		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
End of study clinician interviews (Centre 1 only)												✓

Abbreviations: ePRO electronic patient-reported outcome, FACT-G Functional Assessment in Cancer Therapy Scale – General

^aThe FACT-G is a standardised cancer specific health related quality of life measure. The EQ-5D is a standardised measure of health status used in clinical and economic evaluation. These measures were administered in paper format

^bThe health resource use questionnaire included items to record use of prescription and non-prescription medication and other costs associated with patients’ recovery from surgery. These measures were administered in paper format